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Finnish
Etymology 1
An archaic active present participle form of the verb syödä (syö- + -pä). Literally, “that which eats”, so called because the disease was once believed to be caused by a worm that eats the body from inside. Compare the archaic synonyms ruumiinmato (literally “worm of the body”) and koi (literally “moth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
syöpä
- (pathology) cancer
- Synonyms: syöpätauti, karsino- (in compounds), koi, koiska, koiso, ruumiinkoi, ruumiinmato (all archaic)
2002, Marikki Laiho, “Miten syöpä syntyy”, in Lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja Duodecim, volume 118(17), pages 1751–1758:Yksittäisen syövän "geeniprofiilin" ja altistavien geenimuutosten tunnistaminen on kuitenkin uusien ja tulevien lääkehoitojen valinnan taustalla.- Nevertheless, recognising the "genetic profile" of an individual cancer and the predisposing gene mutations directs the choice of new and upcoming medical therapies.
- (figuratively) cancer, corruption, rot (a spreading evil)
- Synonyms: korruptio, mädännäisyys, mädätys, mätä
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References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsyø̯pæ/, (indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈsyø̯ˣpæ/, (imperative)
- Rhymes: -yøpæ
- Syllabification(key): syö‧pä
Verb
syöpä
- third-person singular present indicative of syödä (with enclitic -pä)
Syöpä hän kiltisti puuronsa!- How kindly he eats his porridge!
- second-person singular present imperative of syödä (with enclitic -pä)
Syöpä kiltisti puurosi!- Would you be so kind to eat your porridge!