Onomatopoeic. Possibly cognate with Icelandic heppinn.
häpen (comparative häpnare, superlative häpnast)
Inflection of häpen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | häpen | häpnare | häpnast |
Neuter singular | häpet | häpnare | häpnast |
Plural | häpna | häpnare | häpnast |
Masculine plural3 | häpne | häpnare | häpnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | häpne | häpnare | häpnaste |
All | häpna | häpnare | häpnaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |