# vaippa
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaippa (compare Estonian vaip, Votic vaippa (Kattila)), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waipaz (compare Old Norse veipa (“a kind of piece of clothing”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (waips, “crown, wreath”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑi̯pːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯pːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑipːɑ
* Hyphenation: vaip‧pa

### Noun

vaippa
* diaper (US), nappy (UK), napkin (South Africa) (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)
* (dated) mantle, cloak, robe (piece of clothing)
* (construction) envelope (the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building, including e.g. the roof or the ceiling of the top floor, base floor and outer walls)
* (botany) tunic (any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane)
* (geology) mantle (layer between Earth's core and crust)
* (geometry) the lateral surface of a cylinder or cone
* (geometry) envelope (mathematical curve, surface or higher-dimensional object)
* (electronics) envelope (curve that bounds another curve or set of curves)
* (electronics) sheath, jacket (protective or insulating cover)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of vaippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vaippani
vaippani
accusative
nom.
vaippani
vaippani
gen.
vaippani
genitive
vaippani
vaippojeni vaippaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vaippaani
vaippojani
inessive
vaipassani
vaipoissani
elative
vaipastani
vaipoistani
illative
vaippaani
vaippoihini
adessive
vaipallani
vaipoillani
ablative
vaipaltani
vaipoiltani
allative
vaipalleni
vaipoilleni
essive
vaippanani
vaippoinani
translative
vaipakseni
vaipoikseni
abessive
vaipattani
vaipoittani
instructive
comitative
—vaippoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vaippasi
vaippasi
accusative
nom.
vaippasi
vaippasi
gen.
vaippasi
genitive
vaippasi
vaippojesi vaippaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vaippaasi
vaippojasi
inessive
vaipassasi
vaipoissasi
elative
vaipastasi
vaipoistasi
illative
vaippaasi
vaippoihisi
adessive
vaipallasi
vaipoillasi
ablative
vaipaltasi
vaipoiltasi
allative
vaipallesi
vaipoillesi
essive
vaippanasi
vaippoinasi
translative
vaipaksesi
vaipoiksesi
abessive
vaipattasi
vaipoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vaippoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vaippamme
vaippamme
accusative
nom.
vaippamme
vaippamme
gen.
vaippamme
genitive
vaippamme
vaippojemme vaippaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vaippaamme
vaippojamme
inessive
vaipassamme
vaipoissamme
elative
vaipastamme
vaipoistamme
illative
vaippaamme
vaippoihimme
adessive
vaipallamme
vaipoillamme
ablative
vaipaltamme
vaipoiltamme
allative
vaipallemme
vaipoillemme
essive
vaippanamme
vaippoinamme
translative
vaipaksemme
vaipoiksemme
abessive
vaipattamme
vaipoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vaippoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vaippanne
vaippanne
accusative
nom.
vaippanne
vaippanne
gen.
vaippanne
genitive
vaippanne
vaippojenne vaippainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vaippaanne
vaippojanne
inessive
vaipassanne
vaipoissanne
elative
vaipastanne
vaipoistanne
illative
vaippaanne
vaippoihinne
adessive
vaipallanne
vaipoillanne
ablative
vaipaltanne
vaipoiltanne
allative
vaipallenne
vaipoillenne
essive
vaippananne
vaippoinanne
translative
vaipaksenne
vaipoiksenne
abessive
vaipattanne
vaipoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vaippoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vaippansa
vaippansa
accusative
nom.
vaippansa
vaippansa
gen.
vaippansa
genitive
vaippansa
vaippojensa vaippainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vaippaansa
vaippojaan vaippojansa
inessive
vaipassaan vaipassansa
vaipoissaan vaipoissansa
elative
vaipastaan vaipastansa
vaipoistaan vaipoistansa
illative
vaippaansa
vaippoihinsa
adessive
vaipallaan vaipallansa
vaipoillaan vaipoillansa
ablative
vaipaltaan vaipaltansa
vaipoiltaan vaipoiltansa
allative
vaipalleen vaipallensa
vaipoilleen vaipoillensa
essive
vaippanaan vaippanansa
vaippoinaan vaippoinansa
translative
vaipakseen vaipaksensa
vaipoikseen vaipoiksensa
abessive
vaipattaan vaipattansa
vaipoittaan vaipoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vaippoineen vaippoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hartiavaippa
* housuvaippa
* jäähdytysvaippa
* kapalovaippa
* kertakäyttövaippa
* kertavaippa
* kestovaippa
* kokovaippaluoti
* kokovaippapatruuna
* kuumennusvaippa
* lipidivaippa
* lumivaippa
* neidonvaippa
* puolivaippaluoti
* sideharsovaippa
* siemenvaippa
* sumuvaippa
* suruvaippa
* täysvaippaluoti
* vaippaeläin
* vaippahousut
* vaippahyeena
* vaippaihottuma
* vaippaikä
* vaippakakku
* vaippaluoti
* vaippamölyapina
* vaippapaviaani
* vaippapinta
* vaippasakaali
* vaippaämpäri
* vesivaippa
* yövaippa

### Further reading

* “vaippa”, 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 2023-07-04