hoppu

Finnish

Etymology

Akin to Karelian hoppu and perhaps also Ludian hopp (“quarrel”), possibly borrowed from Swedish hopp (“jump”), hoppa (“to jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhopːu/, [ˈho̞pːu]
• Rhymes: -opːu
• Syllabification^(key): hop‧pu

Noun

hoppu

1. hurry, hustle

Declension

Inflection of hoppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		hoppu	hoput
genitive		hopun	hoppujen
partitive		hoppua	hoppuja
illative		hoppuun	hoppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hoppu	hoput
accusative	nom.	hoppu	hoput
	gen.	hopun
genitive		hopun	hoppujen
partitive		hoppua	hoppuja
inessive		hopussa	hopuissa
elative		hopusta	hopuista
illative		hoppuun	hoppuihin
adessive		hopulla	hopuilla
ablative		hopulta	hopuilta
allative		hopulle	hopuille
essive		hoppuna	hoppuina
translative		hopuksi	hopuiksi
abessive		hoputta	hopuitta
instructive		—	hopuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hoppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hoppuni hoppuni accusative nom. hoppuni hoppuni gen. hoppuni genitive hoppuni hoppujeni partitive hoppuani hoppujani inessive hopussani hopuissani elative hopustani hopuistani illative hoppuuni hoppuihini adessive hopullani hopuillani ablative hopultani hopuiltani allative hopulleni hopuilleni essive hoppunani hoppuinani translative hopukseni hopuikseni abessive hoputtani hopuittani instructive — — comitative — hoppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hoppusi hoppusi accusative nom. hoppusi hoppusi gen. hoppusi genitive hoppusi hoppujesi partitive hoppuasi hoppujasi inessive hopussasi hopuissasi elative hopustasi hopuistasi illative hoppuusi hoppuihisi adessive hopullasi hopuillasi ablative hopultasi hopuiltasi allative hopullesi hopuillesi essive hoppunasi hoppuinasi translative hopuksesi hopuiksesi abessive hoputtasi hopuittasi instructive — — comitative — hoppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hoppumme hoppumme accusative nom. hoppumme hoppumme gen. hoppumme genitive hoppumme hoppujemme partitive hoppuamme hoppujamme inessive hopussamme hopuissamme elative hopustamme hopuistamme illative hoppuumme hoppuihimme adessive hopullamme hopuillamme ablative hopultamme hopuiltamme allative hopullemme hopuillemme essive hoppunamme hoppuinamme translative hopuksemme hopuiksemme abessive hoputtamme hopuittamme instructive — — comitative — hoppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hoppunne hoppunne accusative nom. hoppunne hoppunne gen. hoppunne genitive hoppunne hoppujenne partitive hoppuanne hoppujanne inessive hopussanne hopuissanne elative hopustanne hopuistanne illative hoppuunne hoppuihinne adessive hopullanne hopuillanne ablative hopultanne hopuiltanne allative hopullenne hopuillenne essive hoppunanne hoppuinanne translative hopuksenne hopuiksenne abessive hoputtanne hopuittanne instructive — — comitative — hoppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hoppunsa hoppunsa accusative nom. hoppunsa hoppunsa gen. hoppunsa genitive hoppunsa hoppujensa partitive hoppuaan hoppuansa hoppujaan hoppujansa inessive hopussaan hopussansa hopuissaan hopuissansa elative hopustaan hopustansa hopuistaan hopuistansa illative hoppuunsa hoppuihinsa adessive hopullaan hopullansa hopuillaan hopuillansa ablative hopultaan hopultansa hopuiltaan hopuiltansa allative hopulleen hopullensa hopuilleen hopuillensa essive hoppunaan hoppunansa hoppuinaan hoppuinansa translative hopukseen hopuksensa hopuikseen hopuiksensa abessive hoputtaan hoputtansa hopuittaan hopuittansa instructive — — comitative — hoppuineen hoppuinensa

Derived terms

• hoppuilla
• hoputtaa

 

Related terms

• hop (General spurring interjection. Used to entice a horse into a run.)
• hoputtaa (“to rush, busy”)
• hoppuilla (“to hurry, hustle”)
• (archaic) hopo (“horse”)

Proverbs

• ei ole hoppu hyväksi, eikä kiire kunniaksi

Further reading

• “hoppu”, 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

Karelian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish hoppu (“hurry, hustle”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hoppu

1. quarrel