# hippa
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly a variant of hiippa, as such hats may have once been worn when tag was played; alternatively may be related to Hippa in Finnish mythology.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhipːɑ/, [ˈhipːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ipːɑ
* Hyphenation: hip‧pa

### Noun

hippa
* tag (a children's game)
* it (person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hippani
hippani
accusative
nom.
hippani
hippani
gen.
hippani
genitive
hippani
hippojeni hippaini $^{rare}$
partitive
hippaani
hippojani
inessive
hipassani
hipoissani
elative
hipastani
hipoistani
illative
hippaani
hippoihini
adessive
hipallani
hipoillani
ablative
hipaltani
hipoiltani
allative
hipalleni
hipoilleni
essive
hippanani
hippoinani
translative
hipakseni
hipoikseni
abessive
hipattani
hipoittani
instructive
comitative
—hippoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hippasi
hippasi
accusative
nom.
hippasi
hippasi
gen.
hippasi
genitive
hippasi
hippojesi hippaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
hippaasi
hippojasi
inessive
hipassasi
hipoissasi
elative
hipastasi
hipoistasi
illative
hippaasi
hippoihisi
adessive
hipallasi
hipoillasi
ablative
hipaltasi
hipoiltasi
allative
hipallesi
hipoillesi
essive
hippanasi
hippoinasi
translative
hipaksesi
hipoiksesi
abessive
hipattasi
hipoittasi
instructive
comitative
—hippoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hippamme
hippamme
accusative
nom.
hippamme
hippamme
gen.
hippamme
genitive
hippamme
hippojemme hippaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
hippaamme
hippojamme
inessive
hipassamme
hipoissamme
elative
hipastamme
hipoistamme
illative
hippaamme
hippoihimme
adessive
hipallamme
hipoillamme
ablative
hipaltamme
hipoiltamme
allative
hipallemme
hipoillemme
essive
hippanamme
hippoinamme
translative
hipaksemme
hipoiksemme
abessive
hipattamme
hipoittamme
instructive
comitative
—hippoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hippanne
hippanne
accusative
nom.
hippanne
hippanne
gen.
hippanne
genitive
hippanne
hippojenne hippainne $^{rare}$
partitive
hippaanne
hippojanne
inessive
hipassanne
hipoissanne
elative
hipastanne
hipoistanne
illative
hippaanne
hippoihinne
adessive
hipallanne
hipoillanne
ablative
hipaltanne
hipoiltanne
allative
hipallenne
hipoillenne
essive
hippananne
hippoinanne
translative
hipaksenne
hipoiksenne
abessive
hipattanne
hipoittanne
instructive
comitative
—hippoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hippansa
hippansa
accusative
nom.
hippansa
hippansa
gen.
hippansa
genitive
hippansa
hippojensa hippainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
hippaansa
hippojaan hippojansa
inessive
hipassaan hipassansa
hipoissaan hipoissansa
elative
hipastaan hipastansa
hipoistaan hipoistansa
illative
hippaansa
hippoihinsa
adessive
hipallaan hipallansa
hipoillaan hipoillansa
ablative
hipaltaan hipaltansa
hipoiltaan hipoiltansa
allative
hipalleen hipallensa
hipoilleen hipoillensa
essive
hippanaan hippanansa
hippoinaan hippoinansa
translative
hipakseen hipaksensa
hipoikseen hipoiksensa
abessive
hipattaan hipattansa
hipoittaan hipoittansa
instructive
comitative
—hippoineen hippoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hipat
* hippalot
* hippasilla
* hippaleikki
* kotihipat
* puukkohippa
* puukkohippaset

### See also

* heppa
* natta

### Further reading

* “hippa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

### Anagrams

* happi

## Swedish
### Adjective

hippa
* inflection of hipp:
** definite singular
** plural

### Noun

hippa c
* a party

#### Usage notes

Now chiefly in möhippa (“bachelorette party”).

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | hippa | hippas |
| singular | definite | hippan | hippans |
| plural | indefinite | hippor | hippors |
| plural | definite | hipporna | hippornas |

### References

* hippa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* hippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* hippa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)