sopia

From Proto-Finnic *sopidak (compare Karelian sopie, Ludian sopie, Estonian sobima and Votic sopia). Equivalent to sopa (“a suit or piece of clothing”) +‎ -ia.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopiɑˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞piɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -opiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧pia

sopia

1. (intransitive) to fit [with allative] (to be of the correct size and shape)

   Nämä housut sopivat minulle täydellisesti.

   These pants fit me perfectly.

2. (intransitive) to fit [with illative] (to be capable of being put into or passing through something; to be not too big)

   Kaikki tavarat sopivat matkalaukkuun.

   All the things fit into the suitcase.

   Hyttynen ei sovi kulkemaan verkon reiästä.

   A mosquito can't fit through a hole in the mesh.

3. (intransitive) to suit, to be suitable [with translative ‘as’]

   Tämä viini sopii aperitiiviksi.

   This wine is suitable as an apéritif.

4. (intransitive) to comport with, match [with illative] (to be in agreement with; to be of an accord)

   Uudet säännöt eivät näyttäneet sopivan kerhon henkeen.

   The new rules did not seem to comport with the spirit of the club.

5. (intransitive) to agree (on), make an agreement (on) [with elative]

   USA ja Kirgisia sopivat tukikohdasta.

   USA and Kyrgyzstan made an agreement on the military base.

6. (transitive) to settle (a dispute or lawsuit)

   Naapurukset sopivat kiistansa.

   The neighbors settled their dispute.

7. (intransitive) to be acceptable, okay or alright (to/for); to be okay with; to suit [with allative]

   Synonym: kelvata

   Sopiiko sinulle, että syön ne?

   Is it okay for you if I eat them? / Are you okay with me eating them?

• sopu

• “sopia”, 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 2023-07-03

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopiɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞piɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -opiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧pia

sopia

1. partitive plural of sopa

• oispa