hippu
Finnish
Etymology
From a root *hip(p)e- shared with hiven, dialectal hive (“sweet snack”) and dialectal hippi (“peak, tip”). SSA argues for a sound-symbolic origin,[1] while NSES connects both with hipiä (and thus indirectly also hius).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhipːu/, [ˈhipːu]
- Rhymes: -ipːu
- Syllabification(key): hip‧pu
Noun
hippu
- nugget (small, compact chunk or clump)
Declension
| Inflection of hippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hippu | hiput | |
| genitive | hipun | hippujen | |
| partitive | hippua | hippuja | |
| illative | hippuun | hippuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hippu | hiput | |
| accusative | nom. | hippu | hiput |
| gen. | hipun | ||
| genitive | hipun | hippujen | |
| partitive | hippua | hippuja | |
| inessive | hipussa | hipuissa | |
| elative | hipusta | hipuista | |
| illative | hippuun | hippuihin | |
| adessive | hipulla | hipuilla | |
| ablative | hipulta | hipuilta | |
| allative | hipulle | hipuille | |
| essive | hippuna | hippuina | |
| translative | hipuksi | hipuiksi | |
| instructive | — | hipuin | |
| abessive | hiputta | hipuitta | |
| comitative | — | hippuineen | |
| Possessive forms of hippu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hippuni | hippumme |
| 2nd person | hippusi | hippunne |
| 3rd person | hippunsa | |
Synonyms
- hippunen
Compounds
- kultahippu
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN