hepo

Finnish

Alternative forms

• heppa
• hoppa
• hopo

Etymology

From , cognate with Estonian hobu, Karelian hepo, Veps hepo, Livonian ibbi, Votic õpo, Votic opo. Possibly a loan from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, such as Proto-Germanic *ehwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhepo/, [ˈhe̞po̞]
• Rhymes: -epo
• Hyphenation: he‧po

Noun

hepo

1. (poetic) horse
2. (colloquial) heroin

Declension

Inflection of hepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative		hepo	hevot
genitive		hevon	hepojen
partitive		hepoa	hepoja
illative		hepoon	hepoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hepo	hevot
accusative	nom.	hepo	hevot
	gen.	hevon
genitive		hevon	hepojen
partitive		hepoa	hepoja
inessive		hevossa	hevoissa
elative		hevosta	hevoista
illative		hepoon	hepoihin
adessive		hevolla	hevoilla
ablative		hevolta	hevoilta
allative		hevolle	hevoille
essive		hepona	hepoina
translative		hevoksi	hevoiksi
abessive		hevotta	hevoitta
instructive		—	hevoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heponi heponi accusative nom. heponi heponi gen. heponi genitive heponi hepojeni partitive hepoani hepojani inessive hevossani hevoissani elative hevostani hevoistani illative hepooni hepoihini adessive hevollani hevoillani ablative hevoltani hevoiltani allative hevolleni hevoilleni essive heponani hepoinani translative hevokseni hevoikseni abessive hevottani hevoittani instructive — — comitative — hepoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heposi heposi accusative nom. heposi heposi gen. heposi genitive heposi hepojesi partitive hepoasi hepojasi inessive hevossasi hevoissasi elative hevostasi hevoistasi illative hepoosi hepoihisi adessive hevollasi hevoillasi ablative hevoltasi hevoiltasi allative hevollesi hevoillesi essive heponasi hepoinasi translative hevoksesi hevoiksesi abessive hevottasi hevoittasi instructive — — comitative — hepoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hepomme hepomme accusative nom. hepomme hepomme gen. hepomme genitive hepomme hepojemme partitive hepoamme hepojamme inessive hevossamme hevoissamme elative hevostamme hevoistamme illative hepoomme hepoihimme adessive hevollamme hevoillamme ablative hevoltamme hevoiltamme allative hevollemme hevoillemme essive heponamme hepoinamme translative hevoksemme hevoiksemme abessive hevottamme hevoittamme instructive — — comitative — hepoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heponne heponne accusative nom. heponne heponne gen. heponne genitive heponne hepojenne partitive hepoanne hepojanne inessive hevossanne hevoissanne elative hevostanne hevoistanne illative hepoonne hepoihinne adessive hevollanne hevoillanne ablative hevoltanne hevoiltanne allative hevollenne hevoillenne essive heponanne hepoinanne translative hevoksenne hevoiksenne abessive hevottanne hevoittanne instructive — — comitative — hepoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative heponsa heponsa accusative nom. heponsa heponsa gen. heponsa genitive heponsa hepojensa partitive hepoaan hepoansa hepojaan hepojansa inessive hevossaan hevossansa hevoissaan hevoissansa elative hevostaan hevostansa hevoistaan hevoistansa illative hepoonsa hepoihinsa adessive hevollaan hevollansa hevoillaan hevoillansa ablative hevoltaan hevoltansa hevoiltaan hevoiltansa allative hevolleen hevollensa hevoilleen hevoillensa essive heponaan heponansa hepoinaan hepoinansa translative hevokseen hevoksensa hevoikseen hevoiksensa abessive hevottaan hevottansa hevoittaan hevoittansa instructive — — comitative — hepoineen hepoinensa

Usage notes

Rare in general usage, more common in sayings, idioms and in metaphorical use. Immediately recognizable to a native speaker though.

Derived terms

• nouns: hevonen, virtahepo, rautahepo, hepokatti, hepoasteet
• verbs: hevostella
• vulgarities: hevonpaska, hevonvittu

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN