hupsu
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly sound-symbolic,[1] from hupa + -su (compare hupakko), or from Swedish hafsa or one of its many dialectal variants (hapsa, hupsa, håpså).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhupsu/, [ˈhups̠u]
- Rhymes: -upsu
- Syllabification(key): hup‧su
Adjective
hupsu (comparative hupsumpi, superlative hupsuin)
- silly, funny
Declension
| Inflection of hupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hupsu | hupsut | |
| genitive | hupsun | hupsujen | |
| partitive | hupsua | hupsuja | |
| illative | hupsuun | hupsuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hupsu | hupsut | |
| accusative | nom. | hupsu | hupsut |
| gen. | hupsun | ||
| genitive | hupsun | hupsujen | |
| partitive | hupsua | hupsuja | |
| inessive | hupsussa | hupsuissa | |
| elative | hupsusta | hupsuista | |
| illative | hupsuun | hupsuihin | |
| adessive | hupsulla | hupsuilla | |
| ablative | hupsulta | hupsuilta | |
| allative | hupsulle | hupsuille | |
| essive | hupsuna | hupsuina | |
| translative | hupsuksi | hupsuiksi | |
| instructive | — | hupsuin | |
| abessive | hupsutta | hupsuitta | |
| comitative | — | hupsuine | |
| Possessive forms of hupsu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hupsuni | hupsumme |
| 2nd person | hupsusi | hupsunne |
| 3rd person | hupsunsa | |
Synonyms
- hassu
- höpsö
Derived terms
- hupsia
- hupsusti
- hupsutella
- hupsuus
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