# heppu
## Finnish
### Etymology

heppi +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhepːu/, [ˈhe̞pːu]
* Rhymes: -epːu
* Hyphenation: hep‧pu

### Noun

heppu (colloquial)
* A person; bloke, dude, stiff, cove.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of heppu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heppuni
heppuni
accusative
nom.
heppuni
heppuni
gen.
heppuni
genitive
heppuni
heppujeni
partitive
heppuani
heppujani
inessive
hepussani
hepuissani
elative
hepustani
hepuistani
illative
heppuuni
heppuihini
adessive
hepullani
hepuillani
ablative
hepultani
hepuiltani
allative
hepulleni
hepuilleni
essive
heppunani
heppuinani
translative
hepukseni
hepuikseni
abessive
heputtani
hepuittani
instructive
comitative
—heppuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heppusi
heppusi
accusative
nom.
heppusi
heppusi
gen.
heppusi
genitive
heppusi
heppujesi
partitive
heppuasi
heppujasi
inessive
hepussasi
hepuissasi
elative
hepustasi
hepuistasi
illative
heppuusi
heppuihisi
adessive
hepullasi
hepuillasi
ablative
hepultasi
hepuiltasi
allative
hepullesi
hepuillesi
essive
heppunasi
heppuinasi
translative
hepuksesi
hepuiksesi
abessive
heputtasi
hepuittasi
instructive
comitative
—heppuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heppumme
heppumme
accusative
nom.
heppumme
heppumme
gen.
heppumme
genitive
heppumme
heppujemme
partitive
heppuamme
heppujamme
inessive
hepussamme
hepuissamme
elative
hepustamme
hepuistamme
illative
heppuumme
heppuihimme
adessive
hepullamme
hepuillamme
ablative
hepultamme
hepuiltamme
allative
hepullemme
hepuillemme
essive
heppunamme
heppuinamme
translative
hepuksemme
hepuiksemme
abessive
heputtamme
hepuittamme
instructive
comitative
—heppuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heppunne
heppunne
accusative
nom.
heppunne
heppunne
gen.
heppunne
genitive
heppunne
heppujenne
partitive
heppuanne
heppujanne
inessive
hepussanne
hepuissanne
elative
hepustanne
hepuistanne
illative
heppuunne
heppuihinne
adessive
hepullanne
hepuillanne
ablative
hepultanne
hepuiltanne
allative
hepullenne
hepuillenne
essive
heppunanne
heppuinanne
translative
hepuksenne
hepuiksenne
abessive
heputtanne
hepuittanne
instructive
comitative
—heppuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heppunsa
heppunsa
accusative
nom.
heppunsa
heppunsa
gen.
heppunsa
genitive
heppunsa
heppujensa
partitive
heppuaan heppuansa
heppujaan heppujansa
inessive
hepussaan hepussansa
hepuissaan hepuissansa
elative
hepustaan hepustansa
hepuistaan hepuistansa
illative
heppuunsa
heppuihinsa
adessive
hepullaan hepullansa
hepuillaan hepuillansa
ablative
hepultaan hepultansa
hepuiltaan hepuiltansa
allative
hepulleen hepullensa
hepuilleen hepuillensa
essive
heppunaan heppunansa
heppuinaan heppuinansa
translative
hepukseen hepuksensa
hepuikseen hepuiksensa
abessive
heputtaan heputtansa
hepuittaan hepuittansa
instructive
comitative
—heppuineen heppuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* heppuli

### References

* ↑ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “heppu”, 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