plusnapa

Finnish

Etymology

plus (“plus”) +‎ napa (“pole, terminal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplusˌnɑpɑ/, [ˈplus̠ˌnɑ̝pɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): plus‧na‧pa

Noun

plusnapa

1. (electricity, direct current system) positive terminal, cathode (battery pole toward which the electrons flow)
2. (colloquial) positive terminal, hot terminal (in a two- or three phase electricity distribution system, a terminal with voltage, as opposed to the neutral or zero-voltage terminal)

Declension

Inflection of plusnapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		plusnapa	plusnavat
genitive		plusnavan	plusnapojen
partitive		plusnapaa	plusnapoja
illative		plusnapaan	plusnapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		plusnapa	plusnavat
accusative	nom.	plusnapa	plusnavat
	gen.	plusnavan
genitive		plusnavan	plusnapojen plusnapainrare
partitive		plusnapaa	plusnapoja
inessive		plusnavassa	plusnavoissa
elative		plusnavasta	plusnavoista
illative		plusnapaan	plusnapoihin
adessive		plusnavalla	plusnavoilla
ablative		plusnavalta	plusnavoilta
allative		plusnavalle	plusnavoille
essive		plusnapana	plusnapoina
translative		plusnavaksi	plusnavoiksi
abessive		plusnavatta	plusnavoitta
instructive		—	plusnavoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of plusnapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative plusnapani plusnapani accusative nom. plusnapani plusnapani gen. plusnapani genitive plusnapani plusnapojeni plusnapainirare partitive plusnapaani plusnapojani inessive plusnavassani plusnavoissani elative plusnavastani plusnavoistani illative plusnapaani plusnapoihini adessive plusnavallani plusnavoillani ablative plusnavaltani plusnavoiltani allative plusnavalleni plusnavoilleni essive plusnapanani plusnapoinani translative plusnavakseni plusnavoikseni abessive plusnavattani plusnavoittani instructive — — comitative — plusnapoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative plusnapasi plusnapasi accusative nom. plusnapasi plusnapasi gen. plusnapasi genitive plusnapasi plusnapojesi plusnapaisirare partitive plusnapaasi plusnapojasi inessive plusnavassasi plusnavoissasi elative plusnavastasi plusnavoistasi illative plusnapaasi plusnapoihisi adessive plusnavallasi plusnavoillasi ablative plusnavaltasi plusnavoiltasi allative plusnavallesi plusnavoillesi essive plusnapanasi plusnapoinasi translative plusnavaksesi plusnavoiksesi abessive plusnavattasi plusnavoittasi instructive — — comitative — plusnapoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative plusnapamme plusnapamme accusative nom. plusnapamme plusnapamme gen. plusnapamme genitive plusnapamme plusnapojemme plusnapaimmerare partitive plusnapaamme plusnapojamme inessive plusnavassamme plusnavoissamme elative plusnavastamme plusnavoistamme illative plusnapaamme plusnapoihimme adessive plusnavallamme plusnavoillamme ablative plusnavaltamme plusnavoiltamme allative plusnavallemme plusnavoillemme essive plusnapanamme plusnapoinamme translative plusnavaksemme plusnavoiksemme abessive plusnavattamme plusnavoittamme instructive — — comitative — plusnapoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative plusnapanne plusnapanne accusative nom. plusnapanne plusnapanne gen. plusnapanne genitive plusnapanne plusnapojenne plusnapainnerare partitive plusnapaanne plusnapojanne inessive plusnavassanne plusnavoissanne elative plusnavastanne plusnavoistanne illative plusnapaanne plusnapoihinne adessive plusnavallanne plusnavoillanne ablative plusnavaltanne plusnavoiltanne allative plusnavallenne plusnavoillenne essive plusnapananne plusnapoinanne translative plusnavaksenne plusnavoiksenne abessive plusnavattanne plusnavoittanne instructive — — comitative — plusnapoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative plusnapansa plusnapansa accusative nom. plusnapansa plusnapansa gen. plusnapansa genitive plusnapansa plusnapojensa plusnapainsarare partitive plusnapaansa plusnapojaan plusnapojansa inessive plusnavassaan plusnavassansa plusnavoissaan plusnavoissansa elative plusnavastaan plusnavastansa plusnavoistaan plusnavoistansa illative plusnapaansa plusnapoihinsa adessive plusnavallaan plusnavallansa plusnavoillaan plusnavoillansa ablative plusnavaltaan plusnavaltansa plusnavoiltaan plusnavoiltansa allative plusnavalleen plusnavallensa plusnavoilleen plusnavoillensa essive plusnapanaan plusnapanansa plusnapoinaan plusnapoinansa translative plusnavakseen plusnavaksensa plusnavoikseen plusnavoiksensa abessive plusnavattaan plusnavattansa plusnavoittaan plusnavoittansa instructive — — comitative — plusnapoineen plusnapoinensa

Further reading

• “plusnapa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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