hup

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See also: húp and hụp

Translingual

Symbol

hup

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hupa.

See also

English

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Interjection

hup

  1. 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

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /ɦʏp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hup
  • Rhymes: -ʏp
  • Homophone: Hub

Etymology 1

From huppen; compare hop.

Interjection

hup

  1. Synonym of hoppa (let's go, hey presto, alley-oop)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hup

  1. inflection of huppen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Gothic

Romanization

hup

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐍀

Irish

Interjection

hup!

  1. hup!

References

Romanian

Interjection

hup

  1. Alternative form of hop