loppu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *loppu. Equivalent to (dialectal) loppi (“(inside) corner, nook”) +‎ -u or (dialectal) loppea (“to finish”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlopːu/,
• Rhymes: -opːu
• Syllabification^(key): lop‧pu

Noun

loppu

1. end, ending, finish, conclusion (terminal, final or closing point of something)

   Synonyms: lopetus, pääte

   loppu on tullut ― this is the end (literally, “the end has come”)

2. (in the plural) the rest, the remaining (of = elative)

   Loput heistä ovat mennyttä.

   The rest of them are gone for good.

Declension

Adjective

loppu (not comparable)

1. (in the plural) the rest, the remaining

   Synonyms: jäljelle jäävä, jäljelle jäänyt, jäljellä oleva

   Saat syödä loput mansikat.

   You may eat the remaining strawberries.

Declension

Adverb

loppu

1. out, out of, over (without, no longer in possession of)

   Synonym: lopussa

   Meiltä on leipä loppu.

   We are out of bread.

   Aika on loppu.

   Time's up.

Usage notes

• Used with olla (“to be”). Who is or are out of something is expressed in the ablative case (as in the usage example).
• Traditionally this use of loppu instead of lopussa was proscribed, as it was seen to derive from Swedish influence.

Interjection

loppu

1. the end
2. (radio) out (the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response)

Derived terms

Related terms

• lopetella
• lopettaa
• lopetus
• loppua

Further reading

• “loppu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Anagrams

• luppo

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *loppu. Cognates include Finnish loppu and Estonian lõpp.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlopːu/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlopːu/,
• Rhymes: -opːu
• Hyphenation: lop‧pu

Noun

loppu

1. end
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:

     Kerkiäks slogaks saotaa sloggaa, kumman lopus ono lyhyt vokala, tali kumpa ono laatihunt vaa lyhhyest vokalast.

     A light syllable is what a syllable is called, the end of which has a short vowel, or which is composed only of short vowels.

2. (grammar) ending
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 45:

     Möö oomma katsoneet painutossihhoin (padeƶoin) loput.

     We have seen the endings of the grammatical cases (casi).

Adjective

loppu (comparative lopump)

1. final

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 274

Karelian

Noun

loppu

1. end

Livvi

Noun

loppu

1. end