soppi

See also: Soppi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *coppi, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?]. Cognates include Erzya сёпомс (śopoms, “to hide, conceal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopːi/, [ˈs̠o̞pːi]
• Rhymes: -opːi
• Hyphenation^(key): sop‧pi

Noun

soppi

1. A small quiet spot; corner, nook.

Declension

Inflection of soppi (Kotus type 7*B/ovi, pp-p gradation)
nominative		soppi	sopet
genitive		sopen	soppien
partitive		soppea	soppia
illative		soppeen	soppiin
		singular	plural
nominative		soppi	sopet
accusative	nom.	soppi	sopet
	gen.	sopen
genitive		sopen	soppien
partitive		soppea	soppia
inessive		sopessa	sopissa
elative		sopesta	sopista
illative		soppeen	soppiin
adessive		sopella	sopilla
ablative		sopelta	sopilta
allative		sopelle	sopille
essive		soppena	soppina
translative		sopeksi	sopiksi
abessive		sopetta	sopitta
instructive		—	sopin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of soppi (Kotus type 7*B/ovi, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative soppeni soppeni accusative nom. soppeni soppeni gen. soppeni genitive soppeni soppieni partitive soppeani soppiani inessive sopessani sopissani elative sopestani sopistani illative soppeeni soppiini adessive sopellani sopillani ablative sopeltani sopiltani allative sopelleni sopilleni essive soppenani soppinani translative sopekseni sopikseni abessive sopettani sopittani instructive — — comitative — soppineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative soppesi soppesi accusative nom. soppesi soppesi gen. soppesi genitive soppesi soppiesi partitive soppeasi soppiasi inessive sopessasi sopissasi elative sopestasi sopistasi illative soppeesi soppiisi adessive sopellasi sopillasi ablative sopeltasi sopiltasi allative sopellesi sopillesi essive soppenasi soppinasi translative sopeksesi sopiksesi abessive sopettasi sopittasi instructive — — comitative — soppinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative soppemme soppemme accusative nom. soppemme soppemme gen. soppemme genitive soppemme soppiemme partitive soppeamme soppiamme inessive sopessamme sopissamme elative sopestamme sopistamme illative soppeemme soppiimme adessive sopellamme sopillamme ablative sopeltamme sopiltamme allative sopellemme sopillemme essive soppenamme soppinamme translative sopeksemme sopiksemme abessive sopettamme sopittamme instructive — — comitative — soppinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative soppenne soppenne accusative nom. soppenne soppenne gen. soppenne genitive soppenne soppienne partitive soppeanne soppianne inessive sopessanne sopissanne elative sopestanne sopistanne illative soppeenne soppiinne adessive sopellanne sopillanne ablative sopeltanne sopiltanne allative sopellenne sopillenne essive soppenanne soppinanne translative sopeksenne sopiksenne abessive sopettanne sopittanne instructive — — comitative — soppinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative soppensa soppensa accusative nom. soppensa soppensa gen. soppensa genitive soppensa soppiensa partitive soppeaan soppeansa soppiaan soppiansa inessive sopessaan sopessansa sopissaan sopissansa elative sopestaan sopestansa sopistaan sopistansa illative soppeensa soppiinsa adessive sopellaan sopellansa sopillaan sopillansa ablative sopeltaan sopeltansa sopiltaan sopiltansa allative sopelleen sopellensa sopilleen sopillensa essive soppenaan soppenansa soppinaan soppinansa translative sopekseen sopeksensa sopikseen sopiksensa abessive sopettaan sopettansa sopittaan sopittansa instructive — — comitative — soppineen soppinensa

Derived terms

• sopukka

 

compounds

• salasoppi

 

Further reading

• “soppi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

• popsi

Wolof

Etymology

By surface analysis, as if from sof +‎ -i, soof +‎ -i, or sopp +‎ -i. The meanings seem unrelated, though.

Verb

soppi

1. to change, to modify
2. to transform

Usage notes

Only takes a single object as in “to change sth/sb”. The derived verb soppali is used as the ditransitive counterpart as in “to transform sth/sb into sth/sb”.

Derived terms

• soppali
• soppaliku
• soppiku

 

References

• Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003) Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof (in French), France: Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 319