noppa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly related to nopea. First attested in 1826 in a dictionary. Cognate with Livvi ńoppa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnopːɑ/, [ˈno̞pːɑ̝] Rhymes: -opːɑ Syllabification(key): nop‧pa Hyphenation(key): nop‧pa === Noun === noppa a die (random result generating object, usually a polyhedron, used in games) (university slang) credit, academic credit, course credit ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (course credit): opintopiste, suorituspiste ==== Hyponyms ==== (die): arpakuutio ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== === Further reading === “noppa”, 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 === Anagrams === nappo, popan == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔpa/ === Alternative forms === noppra === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Swedish noppa, from Old Norse *hnoppa, from Proto-Germanic *hnuppô. ==== Noun ==== noppa c a pill, a bobble (ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== noppare (“fabric shaver”) noppbortagare (“fabric shaver”) === Etymology 2 === Disputed. Possibly inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnuppōną (“tear off”). Possibly verbification of the noun. Compare origin of nypa. ==== Verb ==== noppa (present noppar, preterite noppade, supine noppat, imperative noppa) to pick (usually pills from the surface of a textile, or eyebrows), (of eyebrows) to pluck ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== noppig noppning === References === “noppa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “noppa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “noppa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) noppa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) == Wolof == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɔpːa/ === Noun === noppa ear