noppa

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to nopea. Earliest mention in a dictionary in 1826.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnopːɑ/, [ˈno̞pːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -opːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nop‧pa

Noun

noppa

  1. A die (random result generating object, usually a polyhedron, used in games)
  2. (university slang) credit, academic credit, course credit

Declension
Inflection of noppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)
nominative noppa nopat
genitive nopan noppien
partitive noppaa noppia
illative noppaan noppiin
singular plural
nominative noppa nopat
accusative nom. noppa nopat
gen. nopan
genitive nopan noppien
noppainrare
partitive noppaa noppia
inessive nopassa nopissa
elative nopasta nopista
illative noppaan noppiin
adessive nopalla nopilla
ablative nopalta nopilta
allative nopalle nopille
essive noppana noppina
translative nopaksi nopiksi
abessive nopatta nopitta
instructive — nopin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of noppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative noppani noppani
accusative nom. noppani noppani
gen. noppani
genitive noppani noppieni
noppainirare
partitive noppaani noppiani
inessive nopassani nopissani
elative nopastani nopistani
illative noppaani noppiini
adessive nopallani nopillani
ablative nopaltani nopiltani
allative nopalleni nopilleni
essive noppanani noppinani
translative nopakseni nopikseni
abessive nopattani nopittani
instructive — —
comitative — noppineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative noppasi noppasi
accusative nom. noppasi noppasi
gen. noppasi
genitive noppasi noppiesi
noppaisirare
partitive noppaasi noppiasi
inessive nopassasi nopissasi
elative nopastasi nopistasi
illative noppaasi noppiisi
adessive nopallasi nopillasi
ablative nopaltasi nopiltasi
allative nopallesi nopillesi
essive noppanasi noppinasi
translative nopaksesi nopiksesi
abessive nopattasi nopittasi
instructive — —
comitative — noppinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative noppamme noppamme
accusative nom. noppamme noppamme
gen. noppamme
genitive noppamme noppiemme
noppaimmerare
partitive noppaamme noppiamme
inessive nopassamme nopissamme
elative nopastamme nopistamme
illative noppaamme noppiimme
adessive nopallamme nopillamme
ablative nopaltamme nopiltamme
allative nopallemme nopillemme
essive noppanamme noppinamme
translative nopaksemme nopiksemme
abessive nopattamme nopittamme
instructive — —
comitative — noppinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative noppanne noppanne
accusative nom. noppanne noppanne
gen. noppanne
genitive noppanne noppienne
noppainnerare
partitive noppaanne noppianne
inessive nopassanne nopissanne
elative nopastanne nopistanne
illative noppaanne noppiinne
adessive nopallanne nopillanne
ablative nopaltanne nopiltanne
allative nopallenne nopillenne
essive noppananne noppinanne
translative nopaksenne nopiksenne
abessive nopattanne nopittanne
instructive — —
comitative — noppinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative noppansa noppansa
accusative nom. noppansa noppansa
gen. noppansa
genitive noppansa noppiensa
noppainsarare
partitive noppaansa noppiaan
noppiansa
inessive nopassaan
nopassansa		 nopissaan
nopissansa
elative nopastaan
nopastansa		 nopistaan
nopistansa
illative noppaansa noppiinsa
adessive nopallaan
nopallansa		 nopillaan
nopillansa
ablative nopaltaan
nopaltansa		 nopiltaan
nopiltansa
allative nopalleen
nopallensa		 nopilleen
nopillensa
essive noppanaan
noppanansa		 noppinaan
noppinansa
translative nopakseen
nopaksensa		 nopikseen
nopiksensa
abessive nopattaan
nopattansa		 nopittaan
nopittansa
instructive — —
comitative — noppineen
noppinensa

Synonyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms
compounds

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

Anagrams

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɔpa/

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish noppa, from Old Norse *hnoppa, from Proto-Germanic *hnuppô.

Noun

noppa c

  1. a pill, a bobble (ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile)
Declension
Declension of noppa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative noppa noppan noppor nopporna
Genitive noppas noppans noppors noppornas

Etymology 2

Disputed. Possibly inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnuppōną (“tear off”). Possibly verbification of the noun. Compare origin of nypa.

Verb

noppa (present noppar, preterite noppade, supine noppat, imperative noppa)

  1. to pick (usually pills from the surface of a textile, or eyebrows), (of eyebrows) to pluck
    noppa ögonbrynen
    pluck one's eyebrows
Conjugation
Conjugation of noppa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive noppa noppas
Supine noppat noppats
Imperative noppa —
Imper. plural1 noppen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative noppar noppade noppas noppades
Ind. plural1 noppa noppade noppas noppades
Subjunctive2 noppe noppade noppes noppades
Participles
Present participle noppande
Past participle noppad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

Wolof

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔpːa/

Noun

noppa

  1. ear
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