noppa

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnopːɑ/, [ˈno̞pːɑ]
  • 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
instructive — nopin
abessive nopatta nopitta
comitative — noppineen
Possessive forms of noppa (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person noppani noppamme
2nd person noppasi noppanne
3rd person noppansa

Synonyms

Hyponyms

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

Anagrams

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɔpa/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

noppa c

  1. tuft of wool
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. pluck
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.
Derived terms
  • noppning
  • noppra

References

Wolof

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔpːa/

Noun

noppa

  1. ear
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