# hepo
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëpo, cognate with Estonian hobu, Karelian hepo / hebo, Veps hepo, Livonian ibbi, Votic õpo, Votic opo. Possibly a loan from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, such as Proto-Germanic *ehwaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhepo/, [ˈhe̞po̞]
* Rhymes: -epo
* Hyphenation: he‧po

### Noun

hepo
* (poetic) Synonym of hevonen (“horse”)
* (colloquial) heroin
    Synonyms: see heroiini

#### Usage notes

* (horse): Rare in general usage, although common in sayings, idioms and in metaphorical use.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hepo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heponi
heponi
accusative
nom.
heponi
heponi
gen.
heponi
genitive
heponi
hepojeni
partitive
hepoani
hepojani
inessive
hevossani
hevoissani
elative
hevostani
hevoistani
illative
hepooni
hepoihini
adessive
hevollani
hevoillani
ablative
hevoltani
hevoiltani
allative
hevolleni
hevoilleni
essive
heponani
hepoinani
translative
hevokseni
hevoikseni
abessive
hevottani
hevoittani
instructive
comitative
—hepoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heposi
heposi
accusative
nom.
heposi
heposi
gen.
heposi
genitive
heposi
hepojesi
partitive
hepoasi
hepojasi
inessive
hevossasi
hevoissasi
elative
hevostasi
hevoistasi
illative
hepoosi
hepoihisi
adessive
hevollasi
hevoillasi
ablative
hevoltasi
hevoiltasi
allative
hevollesi
hevoillesi
essive
heponasi
hepoinasi
translative
hevoksesi
hevoiksesi
abessive
hevottasi
hevoittasi
instructive
comitative
—hepoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hepomme
hepomme
accusative
nom.
hepomme
hepomme
gen.
hepomme
genitive
hepomme
hepojemme
partitive
hepoamme
hepojamme
inessive
hevossamme
hevoissamme
elative
hevostamme
hevoistamme
illative
hepoomme
hepoihimme
adessive
hevollamme
hevoillamme
ablative
hevoltamme
hevoiltamme
allative
hevollemme
hevoillemme
essive
heponamme
hepoinamme
translative
hevoksemme
hevoiksemme
abessive
hevottamme
hevoittamme
instructive
comitative
—hepoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heponne
heponne
accusative
nom.
heponne
heponne
gen.
heponne
genitive
heponne
hepojenne
partitive
hepoanne
hepojanne
inessive
hevossanne
hevoissanne
elative
hevostanne
hevoistanne
illative
hepoonne
hepoihinne
adessive
hevollanne
hevoillanne
ablative
hevoltanne
hevoiltanne
allative
hevollenne
hevoillenne
essive
heponanne
hepoinanne
translative
hevoksenne
hevoiksenne
abessive
hevottanne
hevoittanne
instructive
comitative
—hepoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heponsa
heponsa
accusative
nom.
heponsa
heponsa
gen.
heponsa
genitive
heponsa
hepojensa
partitive
hepoaan hepoansa
hepojaan hepojansa
inessive
hevossaan hevossansa
hevoissaan hevoissansa
elative
hevostaan hevostansa
hevoistaan hevoistansa
illative
hepoonsa
hepoihinsa
adessive
hevollaan hevollansa
hevoillaan hevoillansa
ablative
hevoltaan hevoltansa
hevoiltaan hevoiltansa
allative
hevolleen hevollensa
hevoilleen hevoillensa
essive
heponaan heponansa
hepoinaan hepoinansa
translative
hevokseen hevoksensa
hevoikseen hevoiksensa
abessive
hevottaan hevottansa
hevoittaan hevoittansa
instructive
comitative
—hepoineen hepoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hepoasteet
* hepokatti
* Hepola
* hepomonninen
* Hepo-oja
* hevonen
* Hevonkoski
* hevonkuusi
* hevonpaska
* hevonperse
* hevonvittu
* rautahepo
* virtahepo

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “hepo”, 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

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëpo. Cognates include Finnish hepo and Estonian hobu.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈhepo/, [ˈhe̞po̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈhepo/, [ˈhe̞b̥o̞]
* Rhymes: -epo
* Hyphenation: he‧po

### Noun

hepo
* piggyback
* sheaf of grain made by forming a piramid of two three bundles

#### Derived terms

* hepoin
* hepokaarre
* hepokala

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 53

## Karelian

Regional variants of hepo :
| North Karelian (Viena) | hepo |
| South Karelian (Tver) | hebo |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëpo. Cognates include Finnish hepo and Veps hebo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhepo/
* Hyphenation: he‧po

### Noun

hepo (genitive hevon, partitive hepuo)
* (North Karelian) horse

#### Declension
### References

* P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “hepo”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN