hopea

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hopeda (compare Estonian hõbe), from earlier *šopeta, originally meaning "soft",[1] possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz (“soft”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhopeɑ/, [ˈho̞pe̞ɑ]
Rhymes: -opeɑ
Syllabification^(key): ho‧pe‧a

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
accusative	gen.	hopean	hopeat
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
instructive		—	hopein
abessive		hopeatta	hopeitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hopea (type korkea)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeani	hopeani
accusative	nom.	hopeani	hopeani
accusative	gen.	hopeani	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattani	hopeittani
comitative		—	hopeineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeasi	hopeasi
accusative	nom.	hopeasi	hopeasi
accusative	gen.	hopeasi	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattasi	hopeittasi
comitative		—	hopeinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeamme	hopeamme
accusative	nom.	hopeamme	hopeamme
accusative	gen.	hopeamme	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattamme	hopeittamme
comitative		—	hopeinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeanne	hopeanne
accusative	nom.	hopeanne	hopeanne
accusative	gen.	hopeanne	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattanne	hopeittanne
comitative		—	hopeinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeansa	hopeansa
accusative	nom.	hopeansa	hopeansa
accusative	gen.	hopeansa	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattaan hopeattansa	hopeittaan hopeittansa
comitative		—	hopeineen hopeinensa

Derived terms

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
accusative	gen.	hopean	hopeat
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
instructive		—	hopein
abessive		hopeatta	hopeitta
comitative		—	hopeine

Possessive forms of hopea (type korkea)

Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeani	hopeani
accusative	nom.	hopeani	hopeani
accusative	gen.	hopeani	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattani	hopeittani
comitative		—	hopeineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeasi	hopeasi
accusative	nom.	hopeasi	hopeasi
accusative	gen.	hopeasi	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattasi	hopeittasi
comitative		—	hopeinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeamme	hopeamme
accusative	nom.	hopeamme	hopeamme
accusative	gen.	hopeamme	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattamme	hopeittamme
comitative		—	hopeinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeanne	hopeanne
accusative	nom.	hopeanne	hopeanne
accusative	gen.	hopeanne	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattanne	hopeittanne
comitative		—	hopeinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		hopeansa	hopeansa
accusative	nom.	hopeansa	hopeansa
accusative	gen.	hopeansa	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
instructive		—	—
abessive		hopeattaan hopeattansa	hopeittaan hopeittansa
comitative		—	hopeineen hopeinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds

Idioms

puhuminen hopeaa, vaikeneminen kultaa

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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[1] Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN