soppa

See also: soppâ

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish soppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopːɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞pːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -opːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sop‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): sop‧pa

Noun

soppa

1. (dialectal or informal) soup

   Synonym: keitto

2. (idiomatic) mess (messy situation)

   Synonyms: liemi, sotku, hässäkkä

   Oman soppansa joutuu lusikoimaan ennemmin tai myöhemmin joka tapauksessa.

   You'll end up eating your own soup (i.e. the messy situation you've created) sooner or later in any case.

   Johan sopan keitit.

   What a mess you brought about. / What a can of worms you opened. (lit. What a soup you prepared.)

Declension

Inflection of soppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)
nominative		soppa	sopat
genitive		sopan	soppien
partitive		soppaa	soppia
illative		soppaan	soppiin
		singular	plural
nominative		soppa	sopat
accusative	nom.	soppa	sopat
	gen.	sopan
genitive		sopan	soppien soppain rare
partitive		soppaa	soppia
inessive		sopassa	sopissa
elative		sopasta	sopista
illative		soppaan	soppiin
adessive		sopalla	sopilla
ablative		sopalta	sopilta
allative		sopalle	sopille
essive		soppana	soppina
translative		sopaksi	sopiksi
abessive		sopatta	sopitta
instructive		—	sopin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of soppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative soppani soppani accusative nom. soppani soppani gen. soppani genitive soppani soppieni soppaini rare partitive soppaani soppiani inessive sopassani sopissani elative sopastani sopistani illative soppaani soppiini adessive sopallani sopillani ablative sopaltani sopiltani allative sopalleni sopilleni essive soppanani soppinani translative sopakseni sopikseni abessive sopattani sopittani instructive — — comitative — soppineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative soppasi soppasi accusative nom. soppasi soppasi gen. soppasi genitive soppasi soppiesi soppaisi rare partitive soppaasi soppiasi inessive sopassasi sopissasi elative sopastasi sopistasi illative soppaasi soppiisi adessive sopallasi sopillasi ablative sopaltasi sopiltasi allative sopallesi sopillesi essive soppanasi soppinasi translative sopaksesi sopiksesi abessive sopattasi sopittasi instructive — — comitative — soppinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative soppamme soppamme accusative nom. soppamme soppamme gen. soppamme genitive soppamme soppiemme soppaimme rare partitive soppaamme soppiamme inessive sopassamme sopissamme elative sopastamme sopistamme illative soppaamme soppiimme adessive sopallamme sopillamme ablative sopaltamme sopiltamme allative sopallemme sopillemme essive soppanamme soppinamme translative sopaksemme sopiksemme abessive sopattamme sopittamme instructive — — comitative — soppinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative soppanne soppanne accusative nom. soppanne soppanne gen. soppanne genitive soppanne soppienne soppainne rare partitive soppaanne soppianne inessive sopassanne sopissanne elative sopastanne sopistanne illative soppaanne soppiinne adessive sopallanne sopillanne ablative sopaltanne sopiltanne allative sopallenne sopillenne essive soppananne soppinanne translative sopaksenne sopiksenne abessive sopattanne sopittanne instructive — — comitative — soppinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative soppansa soppansa accusative nom. soppansa soppansa gen. soppansa genitive soppansa soppiensa soppainsa rare partitive soppaansa soppiaan soppiansa inessive sopassaan sopassansa sopissaan sopissansa elative sopastaan sopastansa sopistaan sopistansa illative soppaansa soppiinsa adessive sopallaan sopallansa sopillaan sopillansa ablative sopaltaan sopaltansa sopiltaan sopiltansa allative sopalleen sopallensa sopilleen sopillensa essive soppanaan soppanansa soppinaan soppinansa translative sopakseen sopaksensa sopikseen sopiksensa abessive sopattaan sopattansa sopittaan sopittansa instructive — — comitative — soppineen soppinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hernesoppa
• kalasoppa
• klimppisoppa
• lihasoppa
• limppisoppa
• makkarasoppa
• mustikkasoppa
• noppasoppa
• papusoppa
• perunasoppa
• rusinasoppa
• sekametelisoppa
• soppajono
• soppakala
• soppakanuuna
• soppakauha
• soppakulho
• soppaliha
• soppatykki

Further reading

• “soppa”, 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 3 July 2023

Maltese

Root
s-p-p
5 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian suppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔp.pa/
• Rhymes: -ɔppa

Noun

soppa f (plural sopop)

1. soup

Related terms

• sappap
• ssappap
• suppapa
• suppiera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

soppa f (definite singular soppa, indefinite plural sopper or soppor, definite plural soppene or soppone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of soppe
2. definite singular of soppe

Verb

soppa (present tense soppar, past tense soppa, past participle soppa, passive infinitive soppast, present participle soppande, imperative soppa/sopp)

1. alternative form of soppe

Old Norse

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

soppa f (genitive soppu)

1. soup

Declension

Declension of soppa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	soppa	soppan	soppur	soppurnar
accusative	soppu	soppuna	soppur	soppurnar
dative	soppu	soppunni	soppum	soppunum
genitive	soppu	soppunnar	soppna	soppnanna

Descendants

• >? Norwegian Bokmål: soppe
• Old Swedish: -suppa
  • Swedish: soppa
    • → Finnish: soppa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

soppa

1. accusative plural indefinite of soppr m
2. genitive plural indefinite of soppr m

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• सोप्प (Devanagari script)
• সোপ্প (Bengali script)
• සොප‍්ප (Sinhalese script)
• သောပ္ပ or သေႃပ္ပ or သေႃပ်ပ (Burmese script)
• โสปฺป or โสปปะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᩣᨷ᩠ᨷ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂສປ຺ປ or ໂສປປະ (Lao script)
• សោប្ប (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄮𑄛𑄴𑄛 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.

Noun

soppa n

1. sleep
2. dream

Declension

Declension table of "soppa" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	soppaṃ	soppāni
Accusative (second)	soppaṃ	soppāni
Instrumental (third)	soppena	soppehi or soppebhi
Dative (fourth)	soppassa or soppāya or soppatthaṃ	soppānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	soppasmā or soppamhā or soppā	soppehi or soppebhi
Genitive (sixth)	soppassa	soppānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	soppasmiṃ or soppamhi or soppe	soppesu
Vocative (calling)	soppa	soppāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “soppa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 726
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “svápna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 804

Swedish

nyponsoppa med mandelbiskvier [rose hip soup with macaroons]

Etymology

From Old Swedish suppa, from Old Norse soppa, from Middle Low German soppe, suppe. Doublet of supa and suga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔpˌa/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

soppa c

1. soup (dish)

   Hon åt soppa med en sked.

   She ate soup with a spoon.

2. (uncountable) mess; an unordered, chaotic and problematic situation

   Vilken soppa!

   What a mess!

3. (slang, uncountable) juice (gas, petrol)

   Han fick slut på soppa.

   He ran out of gas / juice.

Declension

Declension of soppa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	soppa	soppas
	definite	soppan	soppans
plural	indefinite	soppor	soppors
	definite	sopporna	soppornas

Derived terms

• blåbärssoppa
• grönsakssoppa
• ju fler kockar, desto sämre soppa
• koka soppa på en spik
• kycklingsoppa
• kålsoppa
• nyponsoppa
• nässelsoppa
• soppatorsk
• ärtsoppa

Descendants

• → Finnish: soppa

References

• “soppa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• soppa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)