heppoinen

Finnish

Etymology

A sound-symbolic word with +‎ -oinen, perhaps ultimately based on heikko; compare also hääppöinen, heiveröinen and hepene. heppä is also found in some dialects (chiefly northern Finland), but due to its sporadic distribution, it is probably a back-formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhepːoi̯nen/, [ˈhe̞pːo̞i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -epːoinen
• Hyphenation^(key): hep‧poi‧nen

Adjective

heppoinen (comparative heppoisempi, superlative heppoisin)

1. flimsy, shaky, of poor quality

Declension

Inflection of heppoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		heppoinen	heppoiset
genitive		heppoisen	heppoisten heppoisien
partitive		heppoista	heppoisia
illative		heppoiseen	heppoisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		heppoinen	heppoiset
accusative	nom.	heppoinen	heppoiset
	gen.	heppoisen
genitive		heppoisen	heppoisten heppoisien
partitive		heppoista	heppoisia
inessive		heppoisessa	heppoisissa
elative		heppoisesta	heppoisista
illative		heppoiseen	heppoisiin
adessive		heppoisella	heppoisilla
ablative		heppoiselta	heppoisilta
allative		heppoiselle	heppoisille
essive		heppoisena	heppoisina
translative		heppoiseksi	heppoisiksi
abessive		heppoisetta	heppoisitta
instructive		—	heppoisin
comitative		—	heppoisine

Possessive forms of heppoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heppoiseni heppoiseni accusative nom. heppoiseni heppoiseni gen. heppoiseni genitive heppoiseni heppoisteni heppoisieni partitive heppoistani heppoisiani inessive heppoisessani heppoisissani elative heppoisestani heppoisistani illative heppoiseeni heppoisiini adessive heppoisellani heppoisillani ablative heppoiseltani heppoisiltani allative heppoiselleni heppoisilleni essive heppoisenani heppoisinani translative heppoisekseni heppoisikseni abessive heppoisettani heppoisittani instructive — — comitative — heppoisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heppoisesi heppoisesi accusative nom. heppoisesi heppoisesi gen. heppoisesi genitive heppoisesi heppoistesi heppoisiesi partitive heppoistasi heppoisiasi inessive heppoisessasi heppoisissasi elative heppoisestasi heppoisistasi illative heppoiseesi heppoisiisi adessive heppoisellasi heppoisillasi ablative heppoiseltasi heppoisiltasi allative heppoisellesi heppoisillesi essive heppoisenasi heppoisinasi translative heppoiseksesi heppoisiksesi abessive heppoisettasi heppoisittasi instructive — — comitative — heppoisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heppoisemme heppoisemme accusative nom. heppoisemme heppoisemme gen. heppoisemme genitive heppoisemme heppoistemme heppoisiemme partitive heppoistamme heppoisiamme inessive heppoisessamme heppoisissamme elative heppoisestamme heppoisistamme illative heppoiseemme heppoisiimme adessive heppoisellamme heppoisillamme ablative heppoiseltamme heppoisiltamme allative heppoisellemme heppoisillemme essive heppoisenamme heppoisinamme translative heppoiseksemme heppoisiksemme abessive heppoisettamme heppoisittamme instructive — — comitative — heppoisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heppoisenne heppoisenne accusative nom. heppoisenne heppoisenne gen. heppoisenne genitive heppoisenne heppoistenne heppoisienne partitive heppoistanne heppoisianne inessive heppoisessanne heppoisissanne elative heppoisestanne heppoisistanne illative heppoiseenne heppoisiinne adessive heppoisellanne heppoisillanne ablative heppoiseltanne heppoisiltanne allative heppoisellenne heppoisillenne essive heppoisenanne heppoisinanne translative heppoiseksenne heppoisiksenne abessive heppoisettanne heppoisittanne instructive — — comitative — heppoisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative heppoisensa heppoisensa accusative nom. heppoisensa heppoisensa gen. heppoisensa genitive heppoisensa heppoistensa heppoisiensa partitive heppoistaan heppoistansa heppoisiaan heppoisiansa inessive heppoisessaan heppoisessansa heppoisissaan heppoisissansa elative heppoisestaan heppoisestansa heppoisistaan heppoisistansa illative heppoiseensa heppoisiinsa adessive heppoisellaan heppoisellansa heppoisillaan heppoisillansa ablative heppoiseltaan heppoiseltansa heppoisiltaan heppoisiltansa allative heppoiselleen heppoisellensa heppoisilleen heppoisillensa essive heppoisenaan heppoisenansa heppoisinaan heppoisinansa translative heppoisekseen heppoiseksensa heppoisikseen heppoisiksensa abessive heppoisettaan heppoisettansa heppoisittaan heppoisittansa instructive — — comitative — heppoisineen heppoisinensa

Derived terms

• heppoisesti
• heppoisuus

Further reading

• “heppoinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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