/ˈtɑpɑni/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝ni]
AlkuperäMedieval vernacular form (particularly in western and northern Finland) of the Vulgate Latin Stephanus, brought to Finland as a Catholic saint's name. Equivalent to English Stephen.
- error-lua-execa male given name
“Mont’ on sulhoa minulla,
yks’ on Yrtti, toinen Tortti,
kolmas koito Paalikkainen,
neljäs Nerkko niemen päässä,
viies Vinnyrin Tapani,”
“Mitä siitä on, neljä vuottako, Janne Tapanin ristiäisistä? Niin, niin, neljä vuotta. Silloin tämä poika kastettiin Tapaniksi, isänsä mukaan. Tapani, Stefanus, sijaiskärsijä.” — How long has it been, four years, from when Tapani was christened, Janne? Yes yes, four years since this boy was christened Tapani after his father. Tapani, Stephanus, the surrogate victim.
“Pikkuveli ristittiin Kauko Tapaniksi. Äiti piti kovin Hilja Haahden kirjoista, ja yhdessä niistä oli Tapani-niminen poika, mikä antoi kimmokkeen nimelle.” — My little brother was christened Kauko Tapani. My mother really liked books by HIlja Haahti, and one of them had a boy named Tapani, which inspired the name.
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname transferred from the given name
- colloquialBoxing Day
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, possessive, singularfirst-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive singular
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, possessive, singularfirst-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural
MuodotTapani(nominative, singular) · Tapanit(nominative, plural) · Tapani(accusative, nominative, singular) · Tapanit(accusative, nominative, plural) · Tapanin(accusative, genitive, singular) · Tapanit(accusative, genitive, plural) · Tapanin(genitive, singular) · Tapanien(genitive, plural) · Tapaneiden(genitive, plural) · Tapaneitten(genitive, plural) · Tapania(partitive, singular) · Tapaneita(partitive, plural) · Tapaneja(partitive, plural) · Tapanissa(inessive, singular) · Tapaneissa(inessive, plural) · Tapanista(elative, singular) · Tapaneista(elative, plural) · Tapaniin(illative, singular) · Tapaneihin(illative, plural) · Tapanilla(adessive, singular)
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