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English
Noun
oppie (plural oppies)
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Short for op shop.
Livvi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *oppidak (“to learn”). Cognates include Finnish oppia and Estonian õppida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈopːie̯/
- Hyphenation: op‧pie
Verb
oppie
- (transitive) to try, taste, try on, touch
- (intransitive) to cast a protective spell
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 194