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tuppi.

sheath, scabbard

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtupːi/[ˈt̪upːi]
  1. sheath, scabbard

    panna tuppeen
    ottaa tupesta
  2. A card game popular in northern Finland, very similar to Minnesota whist.

    mennä tuppeen
    olla tupella
  3. synonym of lehtituppi (“leaf sheath”)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tuppi (compare Estonian tupp), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow”).

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