hulppea

Finnish

Etymology

Probably related to hulvahtaa, hulvaton. In dialects also with a short -p- (hulpea). SSA considers it akin to hulpakko (“talkative”), which it calls sound-symbolic.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhulpːeɑ/, [ˈhulpːe̞ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ulpːeɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hulp‧pe‧a

Adjective

hulppea (comparative hulppeampi, superlative hulppein)

  1. gorgeous, fancy

Declension
Inflection of hulppea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative hulppea hulppeat
genitive hulppean hulppeiden
hulppeitten
partitive hulppeaa
hulppeata		 hulppeita
illative hulppeaan hulppeisiin
hulppeihin
singular plural
nominative hulppea hulppeat
accusative nom. hulppea hulppeat
gen. hulppean
genitive hulppean hulppeiden
hulppeitten
hulppeainrare
partitive hulppeaa
hulppeata		 hulppeita
inessive hulppeassa hulppeissa
elative hulppeasta hulppeista
illative hulppeaan hulppeisiin
hulppeihin
adessive hulppealla hulppeilla
ablative hulppealta hulppeilta
allative hulppealle hulppeille
essive hulppeana hulppeina
translative hulppeaksi hulppeiksi
instructive — hulppein
abessive hulppeatta hulppeitta
comitative — hulppeine
Possessive forms of hulppea (type korkea)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person hulppeani hulppeamme
2nd person hulppeasi hulppeanne
3rd person hulppeansa

Derived terms
  • hulppeasti
  • hulppeus

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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