hupsu

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly sound-symbolic,[1] from hupa + -su (compare hupakko), or from Swedish hafsa or one of its many dialectal variants (hapsa, hupsa, håpså).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhupsu/, [ˈhups̠u]
  • Rhymes: -upsu
  • Syllabification(key): hup‧su

Adjective

hupsu (comparative hupsumpi, superlative hupsuin)

  1. silly, funny

Declension

Inflection of hupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative hupsu hupsut
genitive hupsun hupsujen
partitive hupsua hupsuja
illative hupsuun hupsuihin
singular plural
nominative hupsu hupsut
accusative nom. hupsu hupsut
gen. hupsun
genitive hupsun hupsujen
partitive hupsua hupsuja
inessive hupsussa hupsuissa
elative hupsusta hupsuista
illative hupsuun hupsuihin
adessive hupsulla hupsuilla
ablative hupsulta hupsuilta
allative hupsulle hupsuille
essive hupsuna hupsuina
translative hupsuksi hupsuiksi
abessive hupsutta hupsuitta
instructive hupsuin
comitative hupsuine
Possessive forms of hupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hupsuni hupsuni
accusative nom. hupsuni hupsuni
gen. hupsuni
genitive hupsuni hupsujeni
partitive hupsuani hupsujani
inessive hupsussani hupsuissani
elative hupsustani hupsuistani
illative hupsuuni hupsuihini
adessive hupsullani hupsuillani
ablative hupsultani hupsuiltani
allative hupsulleni hupsuilleni
essive hupsunani hupsuinani
translative hupsukseni hupsuikseni
abessive hupsuttani hupsuittani
instructive
comitative hupsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hupsusi hupsusi
accusative nom. hupsusi hupsusi
gen. hupsusi
genitive hupsusi hupsujesi
partitive hupsuasi hupsujasi
inessive hupsussasi hupsuissasi
elative hupsustasi hupsuistasi
illative hupsuusi hupsuihisi
adessive hupsullasi hupsuillasi
ablative hupsultasi hupsuiltasi
allative hupsullesi hupsuillesi
essive hupsunasi hupsuinasi
translative hupsuksesi hupsuiksesi
abessive hupsuttasi hupsuittasi
instructive
comitative hupsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hupsumme hupsumme
accusative nom. hupsumme hupsumme
gen. hupsumme
genitive hupsumme hupsujemme
partitive hupsuamme hupsujamme
inessive hupsussamme hupsuissamme
elative hupsustamme hupsuistamme
illative hupsuumme hupsuihimme
adessive hupsullamme hupsuillamme
ablative hupsultamme hupsuiltamme
allative hupsullemme hupsuillemme
essive hupsunamme hupsuinamme
translative hupsuksemme hupsuiksemme
abessive hupsuttamme hupsuittamme
instructive
comitative hupsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hupsunne hupsunne
accusative nom. hupsunne hupsunne
gen. hupsunne
genitive hupsunne hupsujenne
partitive hupsuanne hupsujanne
inessive hupsussanne hupsuissanne
elative hupsustanne hupsuistanne
illative hupsuunne hupsuihinne
adessive hupsullanne hupsuillanne
ablative hupsultanne hupsuiltanne
allative hupsullenne hupsuillenne
essive hupsunanne hupsuinanne
translative hupsuksenne hupsuiksenne
abessive hupsuttanne hupsuittanne
instructive
comitative hupsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hupsunsa hupsunsa
accusative nom. hupsunsa hupsunsa
gen. hupsunsa
genitive hupsunsa hupsujensa
partitive hupsuaan
hupsuansa
hupsujaan
hupsujansa
inessive hupsussaan
hupsussansa
hupsuissaan
hupsuissansa
elative hupsustaan
hupsustansa
hupsuistaan
hupsuistansa
illative hupsuunsa hupsuihinsa
adessive hupsullaan
hupsullansa
hupsuillaan
hupsuillansa
ablative hupsultaan
hupsultansa
hupsuiltaan
hupsuiltansa
allative hupsulleen
hupsullensa
hupsuilleen
hupsuillensa
essive hupsunaan
hupsunansa
hupsuinaan
hupsuinansa
translative hupsukseen
hupsuksensa
hupsuikseen
hupsuiksensa
abessive hupsuttaan
hupsuttansa
hupsuittaan
hupsuittansa
instructive
comitative hupsuineen
hupsuinensa

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Derived terms

References

  1. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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