heppa

Finnish

Alternative forms

• hoppa

Etymology

Reshaping of hepo; compare poppa versus polttaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhepːɑ/, [ˈhe̞pːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -epːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hep‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): hep‧pa

Noun

heppa (colloquial)

1. (children) gee-gee, horse

   Synonyms: hevonen, humma

2. (tech slang) horsepower

   Synonym: hevosvoima

3. (chess) horse, knight

   Synonyms: hevonen, ratsu

Declension

Inflection of heppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		heppa	hepat
genitive		hepan	heppojen
partitive		heppaa	heppoja
illative		heppaan	heppoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		heppa	hepat
accusative	nom.	heppa	hepat
	gen.	hepan
genitive		hepan	heppojen heppain rare
partitive		heppaa	heppoja
inessive		hepassa	hepoissa
elative		hepasta	hepoista
illative		heppaan	heppoihin
adessive		hepalla	hepoilla
ablative		hepalta	hepoilta
allative		hepalle	hepoille
essive		heppana	heppoina
translative		hepaksi	hepoiksi
abessive		hepatta	hepoitta
instructive		—	hepoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of heppa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heppani heppani accusative nom. heppani heppani gen. heppani genitive heppani heppojeni heppaini rare partitive heppaani heppojani inessive hepassani hepoissani elative hepastani hepoistani illative heppaani heppoihini adessive hepallani hepoillani ablative hepaltani hepoiltani allative hepalleni hepoilleni essive heppanani heppoinani translative hepakseni hepoikseni abessive hepattani hepoittani instructive — — comitative — heppoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heppasi heppasi accusative nom. heppasi heppasi gen. heppasi genitive heppasi heppojesi heppaisi rare partitive heppaasi heppojasi inessive hepassasi hepoissasi elative hepastasi hepoistasi illative heppaasi heppoihisi adessive hepallasi hepoillasi ablative hepaltasi hepoiltasi allative hepallesi hepoillesi essive heppanasi heppoinasi translative hepaksesi hepoiksesi abessive hepattasi hepoittasi instructive — — comitative — heppoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heppamme heppamme accusative nom. heppamme heppamme gen. heppamme genitive heppamme heppojemme heppaimme rare partitive heppaamme heppojamme inessive hepassamme hepoissamme elative hepastamme hepoistamme illative heppaamme heppoihimme adessive hepallamme hepoillamme ablative hepaltamme hepoiltamme allative hepallemme hepoillemme essive heppanamme heppoinamme translative hepaksemme hepoiksemme abessive hepattamme hepoittamme instructive — — comitative — heppoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heppanne heppanne accusative nom. heppanne heppanne gen. heppanne genitive heppanne heppojenne heppainne rare partitive heppaanne heppojanne inessive hepassanne hepoissanne elative hepastanne hepoistanne illative heppaanne heppoihinne adessive hepallanne hepoillanne ablative hepaltanne hepoiltanne allative hepallenne hepoillenne essive heppananne heppoinanne translative hepaksenne hepoiksenne abessive hepattanne hepoittanne instructive — — comitative — heppoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative heppansa heppansa accusative nom. heppansa heppansa gen. heppansa genitive heppansa heppojensa heppainsa rare partitive heppaansa heppojaan heppojansa inessive hepassaan hepassansa hepoissaan hepoissansa elative hepastaan hepastansa hepoistaan hepoistansa illative heppaansa heppoihinsa adessive hepallaan hepallansa hepoillaan hepoillansa ablative hepaltaan hepaltansa hepoiltaan hepoiltansa allative hepalleen hepallensa hepoilleen hepoillensa essive heppanaan heppanansa heppoinaan heppoinansa translative hepakseen hepaksensa hepoikseen hepoiksensa abessive hepattaan hepattansa hepoittaan hepoittansa instructive — — comitative — heppoineen heppoinensa

Derived terms

• hepaton

Further reading

• “heppa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023