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Translingual
Symbol
hup
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hupa.
See also
English
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Interjection
hup
- The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four.
1943 February 8, The Goulburn Evening Post, NSW, Australia, page 3, column 5:"Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness.
- (beat): hep, hip, hub, hubbin, variants of the 4/4 downbeat in swing and jazz
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Interjection
hup
- interjection describing a quick, jumping movement
- Synonym: hop
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hup”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “hup”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From huppen; compare hop.
Interjection
hup
- Synonym of hoppa (“let's go, hey presto, alley-oop”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
hup
- inflection of huppen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Gothic
Romanization
hup
- Romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐍀
Irish
Interjection
hup!
- hup!
References
Romanian
Interjection
hup
- Alternative form of hop