hupsu
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Possibly sound-symbolic,[1] from hupa + -su (compare hupakko), or from Swedish hafsa or one of its many dialectal variants (hapsa, hupsa, håpså).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hupsu (comparative hupsumpi, superlative hupsuin)
Declension edit
Inflection of hupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Synonyms edit
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References edit
Further reading edit
- “hupsu”, 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