Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hopëda (compare Estonian hõbe), from earlier *šopeta, originally meaning "soft",[1] possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz (“soft”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhopeɑ/, [ˈho̞pe̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -opeɑ
- Syllabification(key): ho‧pe‧a
- Hyphenation(key): ho‧pea
Noun
hopea
- (chemistry) silver (metallic element)
- (jewelry) silver (alloy of silver and copper which contains at least 83 % silver)
- (sports) silver (second prize)
Declension
| Inflection of hopea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
hopea
|
hopeat
|
| genitive
|
hopean
|
hopeiden
hopeitten
|
| partitive
|
hopeaa
hopeata
|
hopeita
|
| illative
|
hopeaan
|
hopeisiin
hopeihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopea
|
hopeat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopea
|
hopeat
|
| gen.
|
hopean
|
| genitive
|
hopean
|
hopeiden
hopeitten
hopeain rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaa
hopeata
|
hopeita
|
| inessive
|
hopeassa
|
hopeissa
|
| elative
|
hopeasta
|
hopeista
|
| illative
|
hopeaan
|
hopeisiin
hopeihin
|
| adessive
|
hopealla
|
hopeilla
|
| ablative
|
hopealta
|
hopeilta
|
| allative
|
hopealle
|
hopeille
|
| essive
|
hopeana
|
hopeina
|
| translative
|
hopeaksi
|
hopeiksi
|
| abessive
|
hopeatta
|
hopeitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
hopein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeani
|
hopeani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeani
|
hopeani
|
| gen.
|
hopeani
|
| genitive
|
hopeani
|
hopeideni
hopeitteni
hopeaini rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaani
hopeatani
|
hopeitani
|
| inessive
|
hopeassani
|
hopeissani
|
| elative
|
hopeastani
|
hopeistani
|
| illative
|
hopeaani
|
hopeisiini
hopeihini
|
| adessive
|
hopeallani
|
hopeillani
|
| ablative
|
hopealtani
|
hopeiltani
|
| allative
|
hopealleni
|
hopeilleni
|
| essive
|
hopeanani
|
hopeinani
|
| translative
|
hopeakseni
|
hopeikseni
|
| abessive
|
hopeattani
|
hopeittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeasi
|
hopeasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeasi
|
hopeasi
|
| gen.
|
hopeasi
|
| genitive
|
hopeasi
|
hopeidesi
hopeittesi
hopeaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaasi
hopeatasi
|
hopeitasi
|
| inessive
|
hopeassasi
|
hopeissasi
|
| elative
|
hopeastasi
|
hopeistasi
|
| illative
|
hopeaasi
|
hopeisiisi
hopeihisi
|
| adessive
|
hopeallasi
|
hopeillasi
|
| ablative
|
hopealtasi
|
hopeiltasi
|
| allative
|
hopeallesi
|
hopeillesi
|
| essive
|
hopeanasi
|
hopeinasi
|
| translative
|
hopeaksesi
|
hopeiksesi
|
| abessive
|
hopeattasi
|
hopeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeamme
|
hopeamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeamme
|
hopeamme
|
| gen.
|
hopeamme
|
| genitive
|
hopeamme
|
hopeidemme
hopeittemme
hopeaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaamme
hopeatamme
|
hopeitamme
|
| inessive
|
hopeassamme
|
hopeissamme
|
| elative
|
hopeastamme
|
hopeistamme
|
| illative
|
hopeaamme
|
hopeisiimme
hopeihimme
|
| adessive
|
hopeallamme
|
hopeillamme
|
| ablative
|
hopealtamme
|
hopeiltamme
|
| allative
|
hopeallemme
|
hopeillemme
|
| essive
|
hopeanamme
|
hopeinamme
|
| translative
|
hopeaksemme
|
hopeiksemme
|
| abessive
|
hopeattamme
|
hopeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeanne
|
hopeanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeanne
|
hopeanne
|
| gen.
|
hopeanne
|
| genitive
|
hopeanne
|
hopeidenne
hopeittenne
hopeainne rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaanne
hopeatanne
|
hopeitanne
|
| inessive
|
hopeassanne
|
hopeissanne
|
| elative
|
hopeastanne
|
hopeistanne
|
| illative
|
hopeaanne
|
hopeisiinne
hopeihinne
|
| adessive
|
hopeallanne
|
hopeillanne
|
| ablative
|
hopealtanne
|
hopeiltanne
|
| allative
|
hopeallenne
|
hopeillenne
|
| essive
|
hopeananne
|
hopeinanne
|
| translative
|
hopeaksenne
|
hopeiksenne
|
| abessive
|
hopeattanne
|
hopeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeansa
|
hopeansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeansa
|
hopeansa
|
| gen.
|
hopeansa
|
| genitive
|
hopeansa
|
hopeidensa
hopeittensa
hopeainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeataan
hopeaansa
hopeatansa
|
hopeitaan
hopeitansa
|
| inessive
|
hopeassaan
hopeassansa
|
hopeissaan
hopeissansa
|
| elative
|
hopeastaan
hopeastansa
|
hopeistaan
hopeistansa
|
| illative
|
hopeaansa
|
hopeisiinsa
hopeihinsa
|
| adessive
|
hopeallaan
hopeallansa
|
hopeillaan
hopeillansa
|
| ablative
|
hopealtaan
hopealtansa
|
hopeiltaan
hopeiltansa
|
| allative
|
hopealleen
hopeallensa
|
hopeilleen
hopeillensa
|
| essive
|
hopeanaan
hopeanansa
|
hopeinaan
hopeinansa
|
| translative
|
hopeakseen
hopeaksensa
|
hopeikseen
hopeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
hopeattaan
hopeattansa
|
hopeittaan
hopeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeineen
hopeinensa
|
|
Adjective
hopea (not comparable)
- silver (colour)
Declension
| Inflection of hopea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
hopea
|
hopeat
|
| genitive
|
hopean
|
hopeiden
hopeitten
|
| partitive
|
hopeaa
hopeata
|
hopeita
|
| illative
|
hopeaan
|
hopeisiin
hopeihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopea
|
hopeat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopea
|
hopeat
|
| gen.
|
hopean
|
| genitive
|
hopean
|
hopeiden
hopeitten
hopeain rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaa
hopeata
|
hopeita
|
| inessive
|
hopeassa
|
hopeissa
|
| elative
|
hopeasta
|
hopeista
|
| illative
|
hopeaan
|
hopeisiin
hopeihin
|
| adessive
|
hopealla
|
hopeilla
|
| ablative
|
hopealta
|
hopeilta
|
| allative
|
hopealle
|
hopeille
|
| essive
|
hopeana
|
hopeina
|
| translative
|
hopeaksi
|
hopeiksi
|
| abessive
|
hopeatta
|
hopeitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
hopein
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeani
|
hopeani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeani
|
hopeani
|
| gen.
|
hopeani
|
| genitive
|
hopeani
|
hopeideni
hopeitteni
hopeaini rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaani
hopeatani
|
hopeitani
|
| inessive
|
hopeassani
|
hopeissani
|
| elative
|
hopeastani
|
hopeistani
|
| illative
|
hopeaani
|
hopeisiini
hopeihini
|
| adessive
|
hopeallani
|
hopeillani
|
| ablative
|
hopealtani
|
hopeiltani
|
| allative
|
hopealleni
|
hopeilleni
|
| essive
|
hopeanani
|
hopeinani
|
| translative
|
hopeakseni
|
hopeikseni
|
| abessive
|
hopeattani
|
hopeittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeasi
|
hopeasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeasi
|
hopeasi
|
| gen.
|
hopeasi
|
| genitive
|
hopeasi
|
hopeidesi
hopeittesi
hopeaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaasi
hopeatasi
|
hopeitasi
|
| inessive
|
hopeassasi
|
hopeissasi
|
| elative
|
hopeastasi
|
hopeistasi
|
| illative
|
hopeaasi
|
hopeisiisi
hopeihisi
|
| adessive
|
hopeallasi
|
hopeillasi
|
| ablative
|
hopealtasi
|
hopeiltasi
|
| allative
|
hopeallesi
|
hopeillesi
|
| essive
|
hopeanasi
|
hopeinasi
|
| translative
|
hopeaksesi
|
hopeiksesi
|
| abessive
|
hopeattasi
|
hopeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeamme
|
hopeamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeamme
|
hopeamme
|
| gen.
|
hopeamme
|
| genitive
|
hopeamme
|
hopeidemme
hopeittemme
hopeaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaamme
hopeatamme
|
hopeitamme
|
| inessive
|
hopeassamme
|
hopeissamme
|
| elative
|
hopeastamme
|
hopeistamme
|
| illative
|
hopeaamme
|
hopeisiimme
hopeihimme
|
| adessive
|
hopeallamme
|
hopeillamme
|
| ablative
|
hopealtamme
|
hopeiltamme
|
| allative
|
hopeallemme
|
hopeillemme
|
| essive
|
hopeanamme
|
hopeinamme
|
| translative
|
hopeaksemme
|
hopeiksemme
|
| abessive
|
hopeattamme
|
hopeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeanne
|
hopeanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeanne
|
hopeanne
|
| gen.
|
hopeanne
|
| genitive
|
hopeanne
|
hopeidenne
hopeittenne
hopeainne rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeaanne
hopeatanne
|
hopeitanne
|
| inessive
|
hopeassanne
|
hopeissanne
|
| elative
|
hopeastanne
|
hopeistanne
|
| illative
|
hopeaanne
|
hopeisiinne
hopeihinne
|
| adessive
|
hopeallanne
|
hopeillanne
|
| ablative
|
hopealtanne
|
hopeiltanne
|
| allative
|
hopeallenne
|
hopeillenne
|
| essive
|
hopeananne
|
hopeinanne
|
| translative
|
hopeaksenne
|
hopeiksenne
|
| abessive
|
hopeattanne
|
hopeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hopeansa
|
hopeansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hopeansa
|
hopeansa
|
| gen.
|
hopeansa
|
| genitive
|
hopeansa
|
hopeidensa
hopeittensa
hopeainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
hopeataan
hopeaansa
hopeatansa
|
hopeitaan
hopeitansa
|
| inessive
|
hopeassaan
hopeassansa
|
hopeissaan
hopeissansa
|
| elative
|
hopeastaan
hopeastansa
|
hopeistaan
hopeistansa
|
| illative
|
hopeaansa
|
hopeisiinsa
hopeihinsa
|
| adessive
|
hopeallaan
hopeallansa
|
hopeillaan
hopeillansa
|
| ablative
|
hopealtaan
hopealtansa
|
hopeiltaan
hopeiltansa
|
| allative
|
hopealleen
hopeallensa
|
hopeilleen
hopeillensa
|
| essive
|
hopeanaan
hopeanansa
|
hopeinaan
hopeinansa
|
| translative
|
hopeakseen
hopeaksensa
|
hopeikseen
hopeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
hopeattaan
hopeattansa
|
hopeittaan
hopeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hopeineen
hopeinensa
|
|
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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