hulppea
Finnish
Etymology
Probably related to hulvahtaa, hulvaton. In dialects also with a short -p- (hulpea). SSA considers it akin to hulpakko (“talkative”), which it calls sound-symbolic.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhulpːeɑ/, [ˈhulpːe̞ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ulpːeɑ
- Syllabification(key): hulp‧pe‧a
Adjective
hulppea (comparative hulppeampi, superlative hulppein)
- gorgeous, fancy
Declension
| Inflection of hulppea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hulppea | hulppeat | |
| genitive | hulppean | hulppeiden hulppeitten | |
| partitive | hulppeaa hulppeata | hulppeita | |
| illative | hulppeaan | hulppeisiin hulppeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hulppea | hulppeat | |
| accusative | nom. | hulppea | hulppeat |
| gen. | hulppean | ||
| genitive | hulppean | hulppeiden hulppeitten hulppeainrare | |
| partitive | hulppeaa hulppeata | hulppeita | |
| inessive | hulppeassa | hulppeissa | |
| elative | hulppeasta | hulppeista | |
| illative | hulppeaan | hulppeisiin hulppeihin | |
| adessive | hulppealla | hulppeilla | |
| ablative | hulppealta | hulppeilta | |
| allative | hulppealle | hulppeille | |
| essive | hulppeana | hulppeina | |
| translative | hulppeaksi | hulppeiksi | |
| instructive | — | hulppein | |
| abessive | hulppeatta | hulppeitta | |
| comitative | — | hulppeine | |
| Possessive forms of hulppea (type korkea) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hulppeani | hulppeamme |
| 2nd person | hulppeasi | hulppeanne |
| 3rd person | hulppeansa | |
Derived terms
- hulppeasti
- hulppeus
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