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happi

happi

English

Noun

happi (plural happis)

  1. A loose, informal Japanese coat normally decorated with a distinctive crest.

Synonyms

  • happi coat

Finnish

Etymology

Coined in 1862 by Julius Krohn, from happo (acid). Declension as an e-stem rather than an i-stem noun is modeled after typpi (nitrogen), also introduced by Krohn as an element name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑpːi/
  • Hyphenation: hap‧pi
  • Rhymes: -ɑpːi

Noun

chemical element
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happi

  1. The gaseous element oxygen, symbol O.

Declension

Inflection of happi (Kotus type 7/ovi, pp-p gradation)
nominative happi hapet
genitive hapen happien
partitive happea happia
illative happeen happiin
singular plural
nominative happi hapet
accusative nom. happi hapet
gen. hapen
genitive hapen happien
partitive happea happia
inessive hapessa hapissa
elative hapesta hapista
illative happeen happiin
adessive hapella hapilla
ablative hapelta hapilta
allative hapelle hapille
essive happena happina
translative hapeksi hapiksi
instructive hapin
abessive hapetta hapitta
comitative happineen

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Icelandic

Noun

happi

  1. indefinite dative singular of happ