kappale

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === kapale (dialectal) === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kappalëh ~ *kapalëh (compare Livonian kabāl), borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian gabals (“piece”), Lithuanian gabalas), somewhat nativized with the -e suffix. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑpːɑleˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝le̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑpːɑle Syllabification(key): kap‧pa‧le Hyphenation(key): kap‧pa‧le === Noun === kappale object (thing that has physical existence) piece (part of a larger whole) track, song (piece of music, especially of light music) single item (such as of a product; often used in pricing as an equivalent of apiece or each; abbreviated kpl) copy (of a publication such as a book) (in compounds) article (member of a group or class) vaatekappale ― an article of clothing todistuskappale ― an exhibit (item produced as evidence) paragraph (passage in text) kappaleen merkki ― pilcrow (mathematics) solid (three-dimensional object) (physics) body, physical body ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kappale”, 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 2 July 2023