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hup

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See also: húp and hụp

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Hupa.

Symbol

hup

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hupa.

See also

English

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Interjection

hup

  1. The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
    After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four.
    • 1943 February 8, The Goulburn Evening Post, NSW, Australia, page 3, column 5:
      "Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness.
  2. (dialect) A call to turn a horse to the right.
    Antonym: hie
    Coordinate terms: gee, haw

Verb

hup (third-person singular simple present hups, present participle hupping, simple past and past participle hupped)

  1. (transitive) To urge (a horse) to turn right with a cry of "hup".
    Antonym: hie
  • (beat): hep, hip, hub, hubbin, variants of the 4/4 downbeat in swing and jazz

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Czech

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hup

  1. interjection describing a quick, jumping movement
    Synonym: hop

Derived terms

  • hupsnout

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦʏp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hup
  • Rhymes: -ʏp
  • Homophone: Hub

Etymology 1

From huppen; compare hop.

Interjection

hup

  1. synonym of hoppa (“let's go, hey presto, alley-oop”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hup

  1. inflection of huppen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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Gothic

Romanization

hup

  1. romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐍀

Irish

Interjection

hup!

  1. hup!

References

Romanian

Interjection

hup

  1. alternative form of hop

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