Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *loppu. Equivalent to (dialectal) loppi (“(inside) corner, nook”) + -u or (dialectal) loppea (“to finish”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlopːu/, [ˈlo̞pːu]
- Rhymes: -opːu
- Hyphenation(key): lop‧pu
Noun
loppu
- end, ending, finish, conclusion (terminal, final or closing point of something)
Synonyms: lopetus, pääte
loppu on tullut ― this is the end (literally, “the end has come”)
- (in the plural) the rest, the remaining [with elative ‘of’]
Loput heistä ovat mennyttä.
The rest of them are gone for good.
Adjective
loppu (not comparable)
- (in the plural) the rest, the remaining
Synonyms: jäljelle jäävä, jäljelle jäänyt, jäljellä oleva
Saat syödä loput mansikat.
You may eat the remaining strawberries.
Adverb
loppu
- out, out of, over (without, no longer in possession of)
Synonym: lopussa
Meiltä on leipä loppu.
We are out of bread.
Aika on loppu.
Time's up.
Usage notes.
- Used with olla (“to be”). Who is or are out of something is expressed in the ablative case (as in the usage example).
- Traditionally this use of loppu instead of lopussa was proscribed, as it was seen to derive from Swedish influence.
Interjection
loppu
- the end
(radio) out (the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response)
lähde