hippa

See also: Hippa

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a variant of hiippa, as such hats may have once been worn when tag was played; alternatively may be related to Hippa in Finnish mythology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhipːɑ/, [ˈhipːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ipːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hip‧pa

Noun

hippa

1. tag (a children's game)
2. it (person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag)

Declension

Inflection of hippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		hippa	hipat
genitive		hipan	hippojen
partitive		hippaa	hippoja
illative		hippaan	hippoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hippa	hipat
accusative	nom.	hippa	hipat
	gen.	hipan
genitive		hipan	hippojen hippain rare
partitive		hippaa	hippoja
inessive		hipassa	hipoissa
elative		hipasta	hipoista
illative		hippaan	hippoihin
adessive		hipalla	hipoilla
ablative		hipalta	hipoilta
allative		hipalle	hipoille
essive		hippana	hippoina
translative		hipaksi	hipoiksi
abessive		hipatta	hipoitta
instructive		—	hipoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hippani hippani accusative nom. hippani hippani gen. hippani genitive hippani hippojeni hippaini rare partitive hippaani hippojani inessive hipassani hipoissani elative hipastani hipoistani illative hippaani hippoihini adessive hipallani hipoillani ablative hipaltani hipoiltani allative hipalleni hipoilleni essive hippanani hippoinani translative hipakseni hipoikseni abessive hipattani hipoittani instructive — — comitative — hippoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hippasi hippasi accusative nom. hippasi hippasi gen. hippasi genitive hippasi hippojesi hippaisi rare partitive hippaasi hippojasi inessive hipassasi hipoissasi elative hipastasi hipoistasi illative hippaasi hippoihisi adessive hipallasi hipoillasi ablative hipaltasi hipoiltasi allative hipallesi hipoillesi essive hippanasi hippoinasi translative hipaksesi hipoiksesi abessive hipattasi hipoittasi instructive — — comitative — hippoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hippamme hippamme accusative nom. hippamme hippamme gen. hippamme genitive hippamme hippojemme hippaimme rare partitive hippaamme hippojamme inessive hipassamme hipoissamme elative hipastamme hipoistamme illative hippaamme hippoihimme adessive hipallamme hipoillamme ablative hipaltamme hipoiltamme allative hipallemme hipoillemme essive hippanamme hippoinamme translative hipaksemme hipoiksemme abessive hipattamme hipoittamme instructive — — comitative — hippoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hippanne hippanne accusative nom. hippanne hippanne gen. hippanne genitive hippanne hippojenne hippainne rare partitive hippaanne hippojanne inessive hipassanne hipoissanne elative hipastanne hipoistanne illative hippaanne hippoihinne adessive hipallanne hipoillanne ablative hipaltanne hipoiltanne allative hipallenne hipoillenne essive hippananne hippoinanne translative hipaksenne hipoiksenne abessive hipattanne hipoittanne instructive — — comitative — hippoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hippansa hippansa accusative nom. hippansa hippansa gen. hippansa genitive hippansa hippojensa hippainsa rare partitive hippaansa hippojaan hippojansa inessive hipassaan hipassansa hipoissaan hipoissansa elative hipastaan hipastansa hipoistaan hipoistansa illative hippaansa hippoihinsa adessive hipallaan hipallansa hipoillaan hipoillansa ablative hipaltaan hipaltansa hipoiltaan hipoiltansa allative hipalleen hipallensa hipoilleen hipoillensa essive hippanaan hippanansa hippoinaan hippoinansa translative hipakseen hipaksensa hipoikseen hipoiksensa abessive hipattaan hipattansa hipoittaan hipoittansa instructive — — comitative — hippoineen hippoinensa

Derived terms

• hipat
• hippalot
• hippasilla

 

compounds

• hippaleikki
• kotihipat
• puukkohippa
• puukkohippaset

 

See also

• heppa
• natta

Further reading

• “hippa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

Anagrams

• happi

Swedish

Adjective

hippa

1. inflection of hipp:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Noun

hippa c

1. a party

Usage notes

Now chiefly in möhippa (“bachelorette party”).

Declension

Declension of hippa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hippa	hippas
	definite	hippan	hippans
plural	indefinite	hippor	hippors
	definite	hipporna	hippornas

References

• hippa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hippa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)