Finnish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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hippu

  1. nugget (small, compact chunk or clump)

Declension

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Inflection of hippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of hippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hippuni hippuni
accusative nom. hippuni hippuni
gen. hippuni
genitive hippuni hippujeni
partitive hippuani hippujani
inessive hipussani hipuissani
elative hipustani hipuistani
illative hippuuni hippuihini
adessive hipullani hipuillani
ablative hipultani hipuiltani
allative hipulleni hipuilleni
essive hippunani hippuinani
translative hipukseni hipuikseni
abessive hiputtani hipuittani
instructive
comitative hippuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hippusi hippusi
accusative nom. hippusi hippusi
gen. hippusi
genitive hippusi hippujesi
partitive hippuasi hippujasi
inessive hipussasi hipuissasi
elative hipustasi hipuistasi
illative hippuusi hippuihisi
adessive hipullasi hipuillasi
ablative hipultasi hipuiltasi
allative hipullesi hipuillesi
essive hippunasi hippuinasi
translative hipuksesi hipuiksesi
abessive hiputtasi hipuittasi
instructive
comitative hippuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hippumme hippumme
accusative nom. hippumme hippumme
gen. hippumme
genitive hippumme hippujemme
partitive hippuamme hippujamme
inessive hipussamme hipuissamme
elative hipustamme hipuistamme
illative hippuumme hippuihimme
adessive hipullamme hipuillamme
ablative hipultamme hipuiltamme
allative hipullemme hipuillemme
essive hippunamme hippuinamme
translative hipuksemme hipuiksemme
abessive hiputtamme hipuittamme
instructive
comitative hippuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hippunne hippunne
accusative nom. hippunne hippunne
gen. hippunne
genitive hippunne hippujenne
partitive hippuanne hippujanne
inessive hipussanne hipuissanne
elative hipustanne hipuistanne
illative hippuunne hippuihinne
adessive hipullanne hipuillanne
ablative hipultanne hipuiltanne
allative hipullenne hipuillenne
essive hippunanne hippuinanne
translative hipuksenne hipuiksenne
abessive hiputtanne hipuittanne
instructive
comitative hippuinenne

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ 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; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  2. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

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