# nappa
## English
### Noun

nappa (uncountable)
* Alternative form of napa (Chinese cabbage or napa leather)

#### Related terms

* nappa leather

## Classical Nahuatl
### Etymology

From nāhui (“four”) +‎ -pa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnaːp.pa]

### Adverb

nāppa
* four times
** 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 120v. col. 1:Quatro vezes . nappa.Four times. nappa.

#### Related terms

* chiucnāppa

### References

* Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120v

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish nappa < English Napa, after Napa, California.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑpːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝pːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑpːɑ
* Hyphenation: nap‧pa

### Noun

nappa
* tanned sheep, goat, or cow leather

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nappani
nappani
accusative
nom.
nappani
nappani
gen.
nappani
genitive
nappani
nappojeni nappaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nappaani
nappojani
inessive
napassani
napoissani
elative
napastani
napoistani
illative
nappaani
nappoihini
adessive
napallani
napoillani
ablative
napaltani
napoiltani
allative
napalleni
napoilleni
essive
nappanani
nappoinani
translative
napakseni
napoikseni
abessive
napattani
napoittani
instructive
comitative
—nappoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nappasi
nappasi
accusative
nom.
nappasi
nappasi
gen.
nappasi
genitive
nappasi
nappojesi nappaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nappaasi
nappojasi
inessive
napassasi
napoissasi
elative
napastasi
napoistasi
illative
nappaasi
nappoihisi
adessive
napallasi
napoillasi
ablative
napaltasi
napoiltasi
allative
napallesi
napoillesi
essive
nappanasi
nappoinasi
translative
napaksesi
napoiksesi
abessive
napattasi
napoittasi
instructive
comitative
—nappoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nappamme
nappamme
accusative
nom.
nappamme
nappamme
gen.
nappamme
genitive
nappamme
nappojemme nappaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nappaamme
nappojamme
inessive
napassamme
napoissamme
elative
napastamme
napoistamme
illative
nappaamme
nappoihimme
adessive
napallamme
napoillamme
ablative
napaltamme
napoiltamme
allative
napallemme
napoillemme
essive
nappanamme
nappoinamme
translative
napaksemme
napoiksemme
abessive
napattamme
napoittamme
instructive
comitative
—nappoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nappanne
nappanne
accusative
nom.
nappanne
nappanne
gen.
nappanne
genitive
nappanne
nappojenne nappainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nappaanne
nappojanne
inessive
napassanne
napoissanne
elative
napastanne
napoistanne
illative
nappaanne
nappoihinne
adessive
napallanne
napoillanne
ablative
napaltanne
napoiltanne
allative
napallenne
napoillenne
essive
nappananne
nappoinanne
translative
napaksenne
napoiksenne
abessive
napattanne
napoittanne
instructive
comitative
—nappoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nappansa
nappansa
accusative
nom.
nappansa
nappansa
gen.
nappansa
genitive
nappansa
nappojensa nappainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nappaansa
nappojaan nappojansa
inessive
napassaan napassansa
napoissaan napoissansa
elative
napastaan napastansa
napoistaan napoistansa
illative
nappaansa
nappoihinsa
adessive
napallaan napallansa
napoillaan napoillansa
ablative
napaltaan napaltansa
napoiltaan napoiltansa
allative
napalleen napallensa
napoilleen napoillensa
essive
nappanaan nappanansa
nappoinaan nappoinansa
translative
napakseen napaksensa
napoikseen napoiksensa
abessive
napattaan napattansa
napoittaan napoittansa
instructive
comitative
—nappoineen nappoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* nappanahka

#### Derived terms

* nappanahka

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “nappa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* papan

## French
### Verb

nappa
* third-person singular past historic of napper

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnap.pa/
* Rhymes: -appa
* Hyphenation: nàp‧pa

### Etymology 1

Perhaps from mappa.

#### Noun

nappa f (plural nappe)
* tassel
* soft leather

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

nappa
* inflection of nappare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Mokilese
### Noun

nappa
* cabbage

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* nappet

### Verb

nappa
* inflection of nappe:
** simple past
** past participle

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse *hnappa, from Proto-Germanic *hnappōną.

### Verb

nappa
* to pinch, pluck

#### Descendants

* Swedish: nappa

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse *hnappa, from Proto-Germanic *hnappōną. Possibly related to näpen and näpsa.

#### Verb

nappa (present nappar, preterite nappade, supine nappat, imperative nappa)
* to take the bait, to bite (of a fish)
    Gäddan nappadeThe pike took the bait
* (impersonal) to have fish take the bait
    Det nappar i sjönThe fish are biting in the lake ("It bites in the lake")
* (figuratively) to take up, to jump on, to snap up, etc. (like "take the bait," but neutral)
    Ingen nappade på erbjudandetNo one took up ("bit on") the offer

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Related terms

* napp
* nappa på kroken

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Napa.

#### Noun

nappa c
* Napa leather

##### Declension
### References

* nappa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* nappa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* nappa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* nappa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)