naps

English

naps

naps pl (plural only)

(slang) kinky or curly hair
- 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 171:
  The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde.

naps

naps

naps (genitive napsu, partitive napsu)

Declension of naps (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		naps	napsud
accusative	nom.	naps
accusative	gen.	napsu
genitive		napsu	napsude
partitive		napsu	napse napsusid
illative		napsu napsusse	napsudesse napsesse
inessive		napsus	napsudes napses
elative		napsust	napsudest napsest
allative		napsule	napsudele napsele
adessive		napsul	napsudel napsel
ablative		napsult	napsudelt napselt
translative		napsuks	napsudeks napseks
terminative		napsuni	napsudeni
essive		napsuna	napsudena
abessive		napsuta	napsudeta
comitative		napsuga	napsudega

Declension of naps (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		naps	napsid
accusative	nom.	naps
accusative	gen.	napsi
genitive		napsi	napside
partitive		napsi	napse napsisid
illative		napsi napsisse	napsidesse napsesse
inessive		napsis	napsides napses
elative		napsist	napsidest napsest
allative		napsile	napsidele napsele
adessive		napsil	napsidel napsel
ablative		napsilt	napsidelt napselt
translative		napsiks	napsideks napseks
terminative		napsini	napsideni
essive		napsina	napsidena
abessive		napsita	napsideta
comitative		napsiga	napsidega

Onomatopoeic

naps

(onomatopoeic) snap, snip
yoink; sound of something being snatched or grabbed
- 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1:
  Vinski laski kätensä varovaisesti veteen, lähestyi sormet harallaan nahkiaista ja naps!
  Vinski carefully lowered his hand into the water, approached the lamprey with his fingers open, and yoink!

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