hoppu

Finnish

Etymology

Akin to Karelian hoppu and perhaps also Ludian hopp (“quarrel”), possibly borrowed from Swedish hopp (“jump”), hoppa (“to jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhopːu/, [ˈho̞pːu]
• Rhymes: -opːu
• Syllabification^(key): hop‧pu
• Hyphenation^(key): hop‧pu

Noun

hoppu

1. hurry, hustle, rush

   Synonyms: see kiire

Declension

Inflection of hoppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp–p gradation)
nominative		hoppu	hoput
genitive		hopun	hoppujen
partitive		hoppua	hoppuja
illative		hoppuun	hoppuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hoppu	hoput
accusative	nom.	hoppu	hoput
	gen.	hopun
genitive		hopun	hoppujen
partitive		hoppua	hoppuja
inessive		hopussa	hopuissa
elative		hopusta	hopuista
illative		hoppuun	hoppuihin
adessive		hopulla	hopuilla
ablative		hopulta	hopuilta
allative		hopulle	hopuille
essive		hoppuna	hoppuina
translative		hopuksi	hopuiksi
abessive		hoputta	hopuitta
instructive		—	hopuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hoppuni hoppuni accusative nom. hoppuni hoppuni gen. hoppuni genitive hoppuni hoppujeni partitive hoppuani hoppujani inessive hopussani hopuissani elative hopustani hopuistani illative hoppuuni hoppuihini adessive hopullani hopuillani ablative hopultani hopuiltani allative hopulleni hopuilleni essive hoppunani hoppuinani translative hopukseni hopuikseni abessive hoputtani hopuittani instructive — — comitative — hoppuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hoppusi hoppusi accusative nom. hoppusi hoppusi gen. hoppusi genitive hoppusi hoppujesi partitive hoppuasi hoppujasi inessive hopussasi hopuissasi elative hopustasi hopuistasi illative hoppuusi hoppuihisi adessive hopullasi hopuillasi ablative hopultasi hopuiltasi allative hopullesi hopuillesi essive hoppunasi hoppuinasi translative hopuksesi hopuiksesi abessive hoputtasi hopuittasi instructive — — comitative — hoppuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hoppumme hoppumme accusative nom. hoppumme hoppumme gen. hoppumme genitive hoppumme hoppujemme partitive hoppuamme hoppujamme inessive hopussamme hopuissamme elative hopustamme hopuistamme illative hoppuumme hoppuihimme adessive hopullamme hopuillamme ablative hopultamme hopuiltamme allative hopullemme hopuillemme essive hoppunamme hoppuinamme translative hopuksemme hopuiksemme abessive hoputtamme hopuittamme instructive — — comitative — hoppuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hoppunne hoppunne accusative nom. hoppunne hoppunne gen. hoppunne genitive hoppunne hoppujenne partitive hoppuanne hoppujanne inessive hopussanne hopuissanne elative hopustanne hopuistanne illative hoppuunne hoppuihinne adessive hopullanne hopuillanne ablative hopultanne hopuiltanne allative hopullenne hopuillenne essive hoppunanne hoppuinanne translative hopuksenne hopuiksenne abessive hoputtanne hopuittanne instructive — — comitative — hoppuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hoppunsa hoppunsa accusative nom. hoppunsa hoppunsa gen. hoppunsa genitive hoppunsa hoppujensa partitive hoppuaan hoppuansa hoppujaan hoppujansa inessive hopussaan hopussansa hopuissaan hopuissansa elative hopustaan hopustansa hopuistaan hopuistansa illative hoppuunsa hoppuihinsa adessive hopullaan hopullansa hopuillaan hopuillansa ablative hopultaan hopultansa hopuiltaan hopuiltansa allative hopulleen hopullensa hopuilleen hopuillensa essive hoppunaan hoppunansa hoppuinaan hoppuinansa translative hopukseen hopuksensa hopuikseen hopuiksensa abessive hoputtaan hoputtansa hopuittaan hopuittansa instructive — — comitative — hoppuineen hoppuinensa

Derived terms

• hoppuilla
• hoputtaa

proverbs

• ei ole hoppu hyväksi, eikä kiire kunniaksi

See also

• hop (general spurring interjection. Used to entice a horse into a run)
• hopo (“horse”) (archaic)

Further reading

• “hoppu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Karelian

Regional variants of hoppu

North Karelian (Viena)	hoppu
South Karelian (Tver)	hoppu

Etymology

Related to Finnish hoppu (“hurry”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhopːu/
• Hyphenation: hop‧pu

Noun

hoppu (genitive hopun, partitive hoppuo)

1. (North Karelian) hurry
2. (South Karelian) quarrel

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of hoppu (type 1/tyttö, pp-p gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hoppu	hoput
genitive	hopun	hoppujen
partitive	hoppuo	hoppuja
illative	hoppuh	hoppuloih
inessive	hopušša	hoppuloissa
elative	hopušta	hoppuloista
adessive	hopulla	hoppuloilla
ablative	hopulta	hoppuloilta
translative	hopukši	hoppuloiksi
essive	hoppuna	hoppuloina
comitative	—	hoppuloineh
abessive	hoputta	hoppuloitta
prolative	—	—
instructive	—	hoppuloin

Tver Karelian declension of hoppu (type 1/tyttö pp-p gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hoppu	hoput
genitive	hopun	hoppuloin
partitive	hoppuo	hoppuloida
illative	hoppuh	hoppuloih
inessive	hopušša	hoppuloissa
elative	hopušta	hoppuloista
adessive	hopulla	hoppuloilla
ablative	hopulda	hoppuloilda
translative	hopukši	hoppuloiksi
essive	hoppuna	hoppuloina
comitative	hopunke	hoppuloinke
abessive	hoputta	hoppuloitta
prolative	hopučč	hoppuloičči
instructive	—	hoppuloin

Possessive forms of hoppu
1st person	hoppuni
2nd person	hoppuš
3rd person	hoppuh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994), “hoppu”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “hoppu”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 30
• Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “hoppu”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN