humppa

English

Etymology

From Finnish humppa. Doublet of oom-pah.

Noun

humppa (countable and uncountable, plural humppas)

1. A type of music from Finland, related to jazz and very fast foxtrot.
2. Any of certain social dances.

Finnish

Etymology

Adapted from a German onomatopoeic description of a tuba playing, compare English oom-pah. The word was originally used in the name of an ensemble, the music genre of which was later named after them.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhumpːɑ/, [ˈhumpːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -umpːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hump‧pa

Noun

humppa

1. humppa

Declension

Inflection of humppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)
nominative		humppa	humpat
genitive		humpan	humppien
partitive		humppaa	humppia
illative		humppaan	humppiin
		singular	plural
nominative		humppa	humpat
accusative	nom.	humppa	humpat
	gen.	humpan
genitive		humpan	humppien humppain rare
partitive		humppaa	humppia
inessive		humpassa	humpissa
elative		humpasta	humpista
illative		humppaan	humppiin
adessive		humpalla	humpilla
ablative		humpalta	humpilta
allative		humpalle	humpille
essive		humppana	humppina
translative		humpaksi	humpiksi
abessive		humpatta	humpitta
instructive		—	humpin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of humppa (Kotus type 10*B/koira, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative humppani humppani accusative nom. humppani humppani gen. humppani genitive humppani humppieni humppaini rare partitive humppaani humppiani inessive humpassani humpissani elative humpastani humpistani illative humppaani humppiini adessive humpallani humpillani ablative humpaltani humpiltani allative humpalleni humpilleni essive humppanani humppinani translative humpakseni humpikseni abessive humpattani humpittani instructive — — comitative — humppineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative humppasi humppasi accusative nom. humppasi humppasi gen. humppasi genitive humppasi humppiesi humppaisi rare partitive humppaasi humppiasi inessive humpassasi humpissasi elative humpastasi humpistasi illative humppaasi humppiisi adessive humpallasi humpillasi ablative humpaltasi humpiltasi allative humpallesi humpillesi essive humppanasi humppinasi translative humpaksesi humpiksesi abessive humpattasi humpittasi instructive — — comitative — humppinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative humppamme humppamme accusative nom. humppamme humppamme gen. humppamme genitive humppamme humppiemme humppaimme rare partitive humppaamme humppiamme inessive humpassamme humpissamme elative humpastamme humpistamme illative humppaamme humppiimme adessive humpallamme humpillamme ablative humpaltamme humpiltamme allative humpallemme humpillemme essive humppanamme humppinamme translative humpaksemme humpiksemme abessive humpattamme humpittamme instructive — — comitative — humppinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative humppanne humppanne accusative nom. humppanne humppanne gen. humppanne genitive humppanne humppienne humppainne rare partitive humppaanne humppianne inessive humpassanne humpissanne elative humpastanne humpistanne illative humppaanne humppiinne adessive humpallanne humpillanne ablative humpaltanne humpiltanne allative humpallenne humpillenne essive humppananne humppinanne translative humpaksenne humpiksenne abessive humpattanne humpittanne instructive — — comitative — humppinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative humppansa humppansa accusative nom. humppansa humppansa gen. humppansa genitive humppansa humppiensa humppainsa rare partitive humppaansa humppiaan humppiansa inessive humpassaan humpassansa humpissaan humpissansa elative humpastaan humpastansa humpistaan humpistansa illative humppaansa humppiinsa adessive humpallaan humpallansa humpillaan humpillansa ablative humpaltaan humpaltansa humpiltaan humpiltansa allative humpalleen humpallensa humpilleen humpillensa essive humppanaan humppanansa humppinaan humppinansa translative humpakseen humpaksensa humpikseen humpiksensa abessive humpattaan humpattansa humpittaan humpittansa instructive — — comitative — humppineen humppinensa

Derived terms

• humpata

Descendants

• → English: humppa

Further reading

• “humppa”, 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

Anagrams

• hamppu

Ingrian

Etymology

Sound-symbolic.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhumpːɑ/, [ˈhumpː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhumpːɑ/, [ˈhumpːɑ]
• Rhymes: -umpː, -umpːɑ
• Hyphenation: hump‧pa

Adjective

humppa (comparative humpamp)

1. silly

Declension

Declension of humppa (type 3/koira, pp-p gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	humppa	humpat
genitive	humpan	humppiin
partitive	humppaa	humppia
illative	humppaa	humppii
inessive	humpaas	humpiis
elative	humpast	humpist
allative	humpalle	humpille
adessive	humpaal	humpiil
ablative	humpalt	humpilt
translative	humpaks	humpiks
essive	humppanna, humppaan	humppinna, humppiin
exessive1)	humppant	humppint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 74