hippa
See also: Hippa
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly a variant of hiippa, as such hats may have once been worn when tag was played; alternatively may be related to Hippa in Finnish mythology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhipːɑ/, [ˈhipːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ipːɑ
- Syllabification(key): hip‧pa
Noun
hippa
- tag (a children's game)
- it (person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag)
Declension
| Inflection of hippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hippa | hipat | |
| genitive | hipan | hippojen | |
| partitive | hippaa | hippoja | |
| illative | hippaan | hippoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hippa | hipat | |
| accusative | nom. | hippa | hipat |
| gen. | hipan | ||
| genitive | hipan | hippojen hippainrare | |
| partitive | hippaa | hippoja | |
| inessive | hipassa | hipoissa | |
| elative | hipasta | hipoista | |
| illative | hippaan | hippoihin | |
| adessive | hipalla | hipoilla | |
| ablative | hipalta | hipoilta | |
| allative | hipalle | hipoille | |
| essive | hippana | hippoina | |
| translative | hipaksi | hipoiksi | |
| instructive | — | hipoin | |
| abessive | hipatta | hipoitta | |
| comitative | — | hippoineen | |
| Possessive forms of hippa (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hippani | hippamme |
| 2nd person | hippasi | hippanne |
| 3rd person | hippansa | |
Derived terms
- hippasilla
- hipat
Compounds
- hippaleikki
- puukkohippa
See also
- heppa
Anagrams
- happi