From a root *hip(p)e- shared with hiven, dialectal hive (“sweet snack”) and dialectal hippi (“peak, tip”). SSA argues for a sound-symbolic origin,[1] while NSES connects both with hipiä (and thus indirectly also hius).[2]
hippu
| Inflection of hippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hippu | hiput | |
| genitive | hipun | hippujen | |
| partitive | hippua | hippuja | |
| illative | hippuun | hippuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hippu | hiput | |
| accusative | nom. | hippu | hiput |
| gen. | hipun | ||
| genitive | hipun | hippujen | |
| partitive | hippua | hippuja | |
| inessive | hipussa | hipuissa | |
| elative | hipusta | hipuista | |
| illative | hippuun | hippuihin | |
| adessive | hipulla | hipuilla | |
| ablative | hipulta | hipuilta | |
| allative | hipulle | hipuille | |
| essive | hippuna | hippuina | |
| translative | hipuksi | hipuiksi | |
| abessive | hiputta | hipuitta | |
| instructive | — | hipuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||