noppa

Finnish

Etymology

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

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

• (course credit): opintopiste, suorituspiste

Hyponyms

• (die): arpakuutio

Derived terms

compounds

• arpanoppa
• karvanoppa
• nopanheitto
• noppakiveys
• noppakivi
• noppapeli
• noppaperhonen
• noppasoppa

 

Further reading

• “noppa”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• nappo, popan

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔpa/

Alternative forms

• noppra

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.

Related terms

• noppig
• noppning

References

• noppa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• noppa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• noppa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• noppa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔpːa/

Noun

noppa

1. ear