FromProto-Finnic*sopidak (compareKareliansopie,Ludiansopie,Estoniansobima andVoticsopia). Equivalent tosopa(“a suit or piece of clothing”) +‎-ia.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopiɑˣ/,[ˈs̠o̞piɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes:-opiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key):so‧pia

sopia

1. (intransitive) tofit [withallative](to be of the correct size and shape; to be capable of being put into or passing through something; to be not too big)

   Nämä housutsopivat minulle täydellisesti.

   These pantsfit me perfectly.

   Kaikki tavaratsopivat matkalaukkuun.

   All the things fit into the suitcase.

   Hyttynenei sovi kulkemaan verkon reiästä.

   A mosquito can't fit through a hole in the mesh.

2. (intransitive) tosuit, to besuitable, to besuited[withillativeorallative‘for’;orwithtranslative‘as; to be’]

   Synonym:soveltua

   Tämä viinisopii aperitiiviksi.

   This wineis suitable as an apéritif.

   Tämä laitesopii ulkokäyttöön.

   This deviceis suited to outdoor use.

   Kirvessopii puuesineiden rikkomiseen.

   An axeis suitable for breaking wooden items.

3. (intransitive) tocomport with,match[withillative](to be in agreement with; to be of an accord)

   Uudet säännöt eivät näyttäneetsopivan kerhon henkeen.

   The new rules did not seem tocomport with the spirit of the club.

4. (intransitive) toagree (on),make anagreement (on)[withelative]

   USA ja Kirgisiasopivat tukikohdasta.

   USA and Kyrgyzstanmade an agreement on the military base.

5. (transitive) tosettle(a dispute or lawsuit)

   Naapuruksetsopivat kiistansa.

   The neighborssettled their dispute.

6. (impersonal, intransitive) to beacceptable,okay oralright (to/for); to beokay with; tosuit[withallative‘(okay) with’;orwithgenitive(for the subject of a verb phrase)andfirst infinitive‘to do’]

   Synonym:kelvata

   Sopiiko sinulle, että syön ne?

   Is it okay for you if I eat them? /Are youokay with me eating them?

   Kouluun eisovi mennä kipeänä.

   Itis notokay to go to school sick.

   Sopiiko teidän tulla tänne huomenna yhdeltä?

   Is it okay for you to come here tomorrow at one o'clock?

• sopu

• “sopia”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-03

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

sopia

1. partitiveplural ofsopa

• oispa

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