huppu

Finnish

Etymology

Unclear.

• Perhaps from huppa, huppo (“a type of hoodlike headwear; covering”) +‎ -u. Compare dialectal hupussa, umpihupussa (“covered”) and huppeluksissa (“under water”).
• Possibly derived through contamination with the words hukkua (“to drown”), uppo (“under water”) and upota (“to sink”).
• Cognate with Karelian huppu (“hood, covering”), though that may be a loan of the Finnish word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhupːu/, [ˈhupːu]
• Rhymes: -upːu
• Syllabification^(key): hup‧pu

Noun

huppu

1. hood (covering for the head; protective cover) [from 18th c.]
2. construction tarp (used to temporarily cover a building for construction during winter or cold weather)
3. (slang) hoodie (foreskin)

Declension

Inflection of huppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		huppu	huput
genitive		hupun	huppujen
partitive		huppua	huppuja
illative		huppuun	huppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		huppu	huput
accusative	nom.	huppu	huput
	gen.	hupun
genitive		hupun	huppujen
partitive		huppua	huppuja
inessive		hupussa	hupuissa
elative		hupusta	hupuista
illative		huppuun	huppuihin
adessive		hupulla	hupuilla
ablative		hupulta	hupuilta
allative		hupulle	hupuille
essive		huppuna	huppuina
translative		hupuksi	hupuiksi
abessive		huputta	hupuitta
instructive		—	hupuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huppuni huppuni accusative nom. huppuni huppuni gen. huppuni genitive huppuni huppujeni partitive huppuani huppujani inessive hupussani hupuissani elative hupustani hupuistani illative huppuuni huppuihini adessive hupullani hupuillani ablative hupultani hupuiltani allative hupulleni hupuilleni essive huppunani huppuinani translative hupukseni hupuikseni abessive huputtani hupuittani instructive — — comitative — huppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huppusi huppusi accusative nom. huppusi huppusi gen. huppusi genitive huppusi huppujesi partitive huppuasi huppujasi inessive hupussasi hupuissasi elative hupustasi hupuistasi illative huppuusi huppuihisi adessive hupullasi hupuillasi ablative hupultasi hupuiltasi allative hupullesi hupuillesi essive huppunasi huppuinasi translative hupuksesi hupuiksesi abessive huputtasi hupuittasi instructive — — comitative — huppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huppumme huppumme accusative nom. huppumme huppumme gen. huppumme genitive huppumme huppujemme partitive huppuamme huppujamme inessive hupussamme hupuissamme elative hupustamme hupuistamme illative huppuumme huppuihimme adessive hupullamme hupuillamme ablative hupultamme hupuiltamme allative hupullemme hupuillemme essive huppunamme huppuinamme translative hupuksemme hupuiksemme abessive huputtamme hupuittamme instructive — — comitative — huppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huppunne huppunne accusative nom. huppunne huppunne gen. huppunne genitive huppunne huppujenne partitive huppuanne huppujanne inessive hupussanne hupuissanne elative hupustanne hupuistanne illative huppuunne huppuihinne adessive hupullanne hupuillanne ablative hupultanne hupuiltanne allative hupullenne hupuillenne essive huppunanne huppuinanne translative hupuksenne hupuiksenne abessive huputtanne hupuittanne instructive — — comitative — huppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative huppunsa huppunsa accusative nom. huppunsa huppunsa gen. huppunsa genitive huppunsa huppujensa partitive huppuaan huppuansa huppujaan huppujansa inessive hupussaan hupussansa hupuissaan hupuissansa elative hupustaan hupustansa hupuistaan hupuistansa illative huppuunsa huppuihinsa adessive hupullaan hupullansa hupuillaan hupuillansa ablative hupultaan hupultansa hupuiltaan hupuiltansa allative hupulleen hupullensa hupuilleen hupuillensa essive huppunaan huppunansa huppuinaan huppuinansa translative hupukseen hupuksensa hupuikseen hupuiksensa abessive huputtaan huputtansa hupuittaan hupuittansa instructive — — comitative — huppuineen huppuinensa

Derived terms

• huppari (“hoodie”)
• huppukerttuli
• huppukurki
• huppumainen
• huppumakaki
• huppupuumuura
• huppupäinen
• huppuskunkki
• hupputakki
• hupputasku
• hupputinami
• hupullinen
• huputtaa
• irtohuppu
• keltahuppuaratti
• keltahupputurpiaali
• klitoriksen huppu (“clitoral hood”)
• sadehuppu

 

References

• “huppu”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN.
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “huppu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (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