noppa
Finnish
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Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly related to nopea. Earliest mention in a dictionary in 1826. (Häkkinen 2004)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnopːɑ/
- Hyphenation: nop‧pa
- Rhymes: -opːɑ
Noun
noppa
- A die (polyhedron used in games)
- (college slang) credit, academic credit, course credit
Declension
| Inflection of noppa (Kotus type 10/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 | |
Synonyms
- (die): arpakuutio
- (course credit): opintopiste, suorituspiste
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
Anagrams
Wolof
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔpːa/
Noun
noppa
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