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/,
• Rhymes: -opiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧pia

sopia

1. (intransitive) to fit (to be of the correct size and shape)

   Nämä housut sopivat minulle täydellisesti.

   These pants fit me perfectly.

2. (intransitive) to fit (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

   Tämä viini sopii aperitiiviksi.

   This wine is suitable as an apéritif.

4. (intransitive) to comport with, match (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)

   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

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

sopia

1. partitive plural of sopa

• oispa