Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *hëpo, cognate with Estonian hobu, Karelian hepohebo, Veps hepo, Livonian ibbi, Votic õpo, Votic opo. Possibly a loan from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, such as Proto-Germanic *ehwaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhepo/, [ˈhe̞po̞]
  • Rhymes: -epo
  • Syllabification(key): he‧po

Noun edit

hepo

  1. (poetic) horse
  2. (colloquial) heroin

Usage notes edit

Rare in general usage, although common in sayings, idioms and in metaphorical use.

Declension edit

Inflection of hepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative hepo hevot
genitive hevon hepojen
partitive hepoa hepoja
illative hepoon hepoihin
singular plural
nominative hepo hevot
accusative nom. hepo hevot
gen. hevon
genitive hevon hepojen
partitive hepoa hepoja
inessive hevossa hevoissa
elative hevosta hevoista
illative hepoon hepoihin
adessive hevolla hevoilla
ablative hevolta hevoilta
allative hevolle hevoille
essive hepona hepoina
translative hevoksi hevoiksi
abessive hevotta hevoitta
instructive hevoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative heponi heponi
accusative nom. heponi heponi
gen. heponi
genitive heponi hepojeni
partitive hepoani hepojani
inessive hevossani hevoissani
elative hevostani hevoistani
illative hepooni hepoihini
adessive hevollani hevoillani
ablative hevoltani hevoiltani
allative hevolleni hevoilleni
essive heponani hepoinani
translative hevokseni hevoikseni
abessive hevottani hevoittani
instructive
comitative hepoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative heposi heposi
accusative nom. heposi heposi
gen. heposi
genitive heposi hepojesi
partitive hepoasi hepojasi
inessive hevossasi hevoissasi
elative hevostasi hevoistasi
illative hepoosi hepoihisi
adessive hevollasi hevoillasi
ablative hevoltasi hevoiltasi
allative hevollesi hevoillesi
essive heponasi hepoinasi
translative hevoksesi hevoiksesi
abessive hevottasi hevoittasi
instructive
comitative hepoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hepomme hepomme
accusative nom. hepomme hepomme
gen. hepomme
genitive hepomme hepojemme
partitive hepoamme hepojamme
inessive hevossamme hevoissamme
elative hevostamme hevoistamme
illative hepoomme hepoihimme
adessive hevollamme hevoillamme
ablative hevoltamme hevoiltamme
allative hevollemme hevoillemme
essive heponamme hepoinamme
translative hevoksemme hevoiksemme
abessive hevottamme hevoittamme
instructive
comitative hepoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative heponne heponne
accusative nom. heponne heponne
gen. heponne
genitive heponne hepojenne
partitive hepoanne hepojanne
inessive hevossanne hevoissanne
elative hevostanne hevoistanne
illative hepoonne hepoihinne
adessive hevollanne hevoillanne
ablative hevoltanne hevoiltanne
allative hevollenne hevoillenne
essive heponanne hepoinanne
translative hevoksenne hevoiksenne
abessive hevottanne hevoittanne
instructive
comitative hepoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative heponsa heponsa
accusative nom. heponsa heponsa
gen. heponsa
genitive heponsa hepojensa
partitive hepoaan
hepoansa
hepojaan
hepojansa
inessive hevossaan
hevossansa
hevoissaan
hevoissansa
elative hevostaan
hevostansa
hevoistaan
hevoistansa
illative hepoonsa hepoihinsa
adessive hevollaan
hevollansa
hevoillaan
hevoillansa
ablative hevoltaan
hevoltansa
hevoiltaan
hevoiltansa
allative hevolleen
hevollensa
hevoilleen
hevoillensa
essive heponaan
heponansa
hepoinaan
hepoinansa
translative hevokseen
hevoksensa
hevoikseen
hevoiksensa
abessive hevottaan
hevottansa
hevoittaan
hevoittansa
instructive
comitative hepoineen
hepoinensa

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading edit

Karelian edit

Regional variants of hepo
North Karelian
(Viena)
hepo
South Karelian
(Tver)
hebo

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *hëpo. Cognates include Finnish hepo and Veps hebo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhepo/
  • Hyphenation: he‧po

Noun edit

hepo (genitive hevon, partitive hepuo)

  1. (North Karelian) horse

Declension edit

Viena Karelian declension of hepo (type 1/tyttö, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative hepo hevot
genitive hevon hepojen
partitive hepuo hepoja
illative hepoh hepoloih
inessive hevošša hepoloissa
elative hevošta hepoloista
adessive hevolla hepoloilla
ablative hevolta hepoloilta
translative hevokši hepoloiksi
essive hepona hepoloina
comitative hepoloineh
abessive hevotta hepoloitta
Possessive forms of hepo
1st person heponi
2nd person hepoš
3rd person hepoh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References edit

  • P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “hepo”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN