hepuli

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Found in Tavastia and Satakunta with the meaning "crazy, mad". Possibly sound-symbolic; compare dialectal hepeli (“silly”) as well as hepale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhepuli/, [ˈhe̞puli]
• Rhymes: -epuli
• Syllabification^(key): he‧pu‧li

Noun

hepuli (colloquial)

1. a fit of rage

   Synonym: raivokohtaus

   Kuulin kun koira sai kauhean hepulin.

   I heard the dog get a fit of rage.

2. a fit of laughter

   Synonym: naurukohtaus

Declension

Inflection of hepuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		hepuli	hepulit
genitive		hepulin	hepulien hepuleiden hepuleitten
partitive		hepulia	hepuleita hepuleja
illative		hepuliin	hepuleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hepuli	hepulit
accusative	nom.	hepuli	hepulit
	gen.	hepulin
genitive		hepulin	hepulien hepuleiden hepuleitten
partitive		hepulia	hepuleita hepuleja
inessive		hepulissa	hepuleissa
elative		hepulista	hepuleista
illative		hepuliin	hepuleihin
adessive		hepulilla	hepuleilla
ablative		hepulilta	hepuleilta
allative		hepulille	hepuleille
essive		hepulina	hepuleina
translative		hepuliksi	hepuleiksi
abessive		hepulitta	hepuleitta
instructive		—	hepulein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hepuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hepulini hepulini accusative nom. hepulini hepulini gen. hepulini genitive hepulini hepulieni hepuleideni hepuleitteni partitive hepuliani hepuleitani hepulejani inessive hepulissani hepuleissani elative hepulistani hepuleistani illative hepuliini hepuleihini adessive hepulillani hepuleillani ablative hepuliltani hepuleiltani allative hepulilleni hepuleilleni essive hepulinani hepuleinani translative hepulikseni hepuleikseni abessive hepulittani hepuleittani instructive — — comitative — hepuleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hepulisi hepulisi accusative nom. hepulisi hepulisi gen. hepulisi genitive hepulisi hepuliesi hepuleidesi hepuleittesi partitive hepuliasi hepuleitasi hepulejasi inessive hepulissasi hepuleissasi elative hepulistasi hepuleistasi illative hepuliisi hepuleihisi adessive hepulillasi hepuleillasi ablative hepuliltasi hepuleiltasi allative hepulillesi hepuleillesi essive hepulinasi hepuleinasi translative hepuliksesi hepuleiksesi abessive hepulittasi hepuleittasi instructive — — comitative — hepuleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hepulimme hepulimme accusative nom. hepulimme hepulimme gen. hepulimme genitive hepulimme hepuliemme hepuleidemme hepuleittemme partitive hepuliamme hepuleitamme hepulejamme inessive hepulissamme hepuleissamme elative hepulistamme hepuleistamme illative hepuliimme hepuleihimme adessive hepulillamme hepuleillamme ablative hepuliltamme hepuleiltamme allative hepulillemme hepuleillemme essive hepulinamme hepuleinamme translative hepuliksemme hepuleiksemme abessive hepulittamme hepuleittamme instructive — — comitative — hepuleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hepulinne hepulinne accusative nom. hepulinne hepulinne gen. hepulinne genitive hepulinne hepulienne hepuleidenne hepuleittenne partitive hepulianne hepuleitanne hepulejanne inessive hepulissanne hepuleissanne elative hepulistanne hepuleistanne illative hepuliinne hepuleihinne adessive hepulillanne hepuleillanne ablative hepuliltanne hepuleiltanne allative hepulillenne hepuleillenne essive hepulinanne hepuleinanne translative hepuliksenne hepuleiksenne abessive hepulittanne hepuleittanne instructive — — comitative — hepuleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hepulinsa hepulinsa accusative nom. hepulinsa hepulinsa gen. hepulinsa genitive hepulinsa hepuliensa hepuleidensa hepuleittensa partitive hepuliaan hepuliansa hepuleitaan hepulejaan hepuleitansa hepulejansa inessive hepulissaan hepulissansa hepuleissaan hepuleissansa elative hepulistaan hepulistansa hepuleistaan hepuleistansa illative hepuliinsa hepuleihinsa adessive hepulillaan hepulillansa hepuleillaan hepuleillansa ablative hepuliltaan hepuliltansa hepuleiltaan hepuleiltansa allative hepulilleen hepulillensa hepuleilleen hepuleillensa essive hepulinaan hepulinansa hepuleinaan hepuleinansa translative hepulikseen hepuliksensa hepuleikseen hepuleiksensa abessive hepulittaan hepulittansa hepuleittaan hepuleittansa instructive — — comitative — hepuleineen hepuleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hepulikohtaus

 

Further reading

• “hepuli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Anagrams

• puheli