From Proto-Finnic *coppi, from Proto-Finno-Permic . Cognates include Erzya сёпомс (śopoms, “to hide, conceal”).[1]
soppi
Inflection of soppi (Kotus type 7*B/ovi, pp-p gradation) | |||
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nominative | soppi | sopet | |
genitive | sopen | soppien | |
partitive | soppea | soppia | |
illative | soppeen | soppiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | soppi | sopet | |
accusative | nom. | soppi | sopet |
gen. | sopen | ||
genitive | sopen | soppien | |
partitive | soppea | soppia | |
inessive | sopessa | sopissa | |
elative | sopesta | sopista | |
illative | soppeen | soppiin | |
adessive | sopella | sopilla | |
ablative | sopelta | sopilta | |
allative | sopelle | sopille | |
essive | soppena | soppina | |
translative | sopeksi | sopiksi | |
abessive | sopetta | sopitta | |
instructive | — | sopin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
By surface analysis, as if from sof + -i, soof + -i, or sopp + -i. The meanings seem unrelated, though.
soppi
Only takes a single object as in “to change sth/sb”. The derived verb soppali is used as the ditransitive counterpart as in “to transform sth/sb into sth/sb”.