hopea

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hopëda (compare Estonian hõbe), from earlier *šopeta, originally meaning "soft", 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 ==== === Adjective === hopea (not comparable) silver (colour) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== hopeanharmaa hopeanvärinen ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “hopea”, 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 2 July 2023