hupsu

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly sound-symbolic, from hupa +‎ -su (compare hupakko), or from Swedish hafsa or one of its many dialectal variants (hapsa, hupsa, håpså).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhupsu/, [ˈhups̠u]
• Rhymes: -upsu
• Syllabification^(key): hup‧su

Adjective

hupsu (comparative hupsumpi, superlative hupsuin)

1. silly, funny

Declension

Inflection of hupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		hupsu	hupsut
genitive		hupsun	hupsujen
partitive		hupsua	hupsuja
illative		hupsuun	hupsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hupsu	hupsut
accusative	nom.	hupsu	hupsut
	gen.	hupsun
genitive		hupsun	hupsujen
partitive		hupsua	hupsuja
inessive		hupsussa	hupsuissa
elative		hupsusta	hupsuista
illative		hupsuun	hupsuihin
adessive		hupsulla	hupsuilla
ablative		hupsulta	hupsuilta
allative		hupsulle	hupsuille
essive		hupsuna	hupsuina
translative		hupsuksi	hupsuiksi
abessive		hupsutta	hupsuitta
instructive		—	hupsuin
comitative		—	hupsuine

Possessive forms of hupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hupsuni hupsuni accusative nom. hupsuni hupsuni gen. hupsuni genitive hupsuni hupsujeni partitive hupsuani hupsujani inessive hupsussani hupsuissani elative hupsustani hupsuistani illative hupsuuni hupsuihini adessive hupsullani hupsuillani ablative hupsultani hupsuiltani allative hupsulleni hupsuilleni essive hupsunani hupsuinani translative hupsukseni hupsuikseni abessive hupsuttani hupsuittani instructive — — comitative — hupsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hupsusi hupsusi accusative nom. hupsusi hupsusi gen. hupsusi genitive hupsusi hupsujesi partitive hupsuasi hupsujasi inessive hupsussasi hupsuissasi elative hupsustasi hupsuistasi illative hupsuusi hupsuihisi adessive hupsullasi hupsuillasi ablative hupsultasi hupsuiltasi allative hupsullesi hupsuillesi essive hupsunasi hupsuinasi translative hupsuksesi hupsuiksesi abessive hupsuttasi hupsuittasi instructive — — comitative — hupsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hupsumme hupsumme accusative nom. hupsumme hupsumme gen. hupsumme genitive hupsumme hupsujemme partitive hupsuamme hupsujamme inessive hupsussamme hupsuissamme elative hupsustamme hupsuistamme illative hupsuumme hupsuihimme adessive hupsullamme hupsuillamme ablative hupsultamme hupsuiltamme allative hupsullemme hupsuillemme essive hupsunamme hupsuinamme translative hupsuksemme hupsuiksemme abessive hupsuttamme hupsuittamme instructive — — comitative — hupsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hupsunne hupsunne accusative nom. hupsunne hupsunne gen. hupsunne genitive hupsunne hupsujenne partitive hupsuanne hupsujanne inessive hupsussanne hupsuissanne elative hupsustanne hupsuistanne illative hupsuunne hupsuihinne adessive hupsullanne hupsuillanne ablative hupsultanne hupsuiltanne allative hupsullenne hupsuillenne essive hupsunanne hupsuinanne translative hupsuksenne hupsuiksenne abessive hupsuttanne hupsuittanne instructive — — comitative — hupsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hupsunsa hupsunsa accusative nom. hupsunsa hupsunsa gen. hupsunsa genitive hupsunsa hupsujensa partitive hupsuaan hupsuansa hupsujaan hupsujansa inessive hupsussaan hupsussansa hupsuissaan hupsuissansa elative hupsustaan hupsustansa hupsuistaan hupsuistansa illative hupsuunsa hupsuihinsa adessive hupsullaan hupsullansa hupsuillaan hupsuillansa ablative hupsultaan hupsultansa hupsuiltaan hupsuiltansa allative hupsulleen hupsullensa hupsuilleen hupsuillensa essive hupsunaan hupsunansa hupsuinaan hupsuinansa translative hupsukseen hupsuksensa hupsuikseen hupsuiksensa abessive hupsuttaan hupsuttansa hupsuittaan hupsuittansa instructive — — comitative — hupsuineen hupsuinensa

Synonyms

• hassu
• höpsö

Derived terms

• hupsia
• hupsusti
• hupsutella
• hupsuus

Further reading

• “hupsu”, 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 2023-07-02