hippu
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
hippu
- nugget (small, compact chunk or clump)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of hippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | hiputta | hipuitta | ||
instructive | — | hipuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
References[edit]
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes 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
Further reading[edit]
- “hippu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02