hevonen

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === heponen, hevoinen, hepoinen (dialectal, archaic) === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hëpoinën, roughly equivalent to hepo +‎ -(i)nen (diminutive suffix). The weak grade -v- originates from the southwestern dialects, while the expected strong-grade heponen is only found in dialects, mainly in the southeast. Compare cognates in other Finnic languages such as Estonian hobune, Karelian hepoine. See hepo, *hëpo for further etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheʋonen/, [ˈhe̞ʋo̞ne̞n] Rhymes: -eʋonen Syllabification(key): he‧vo‧nen Hyphenation(key): he‧vo‧nen === Noun === hevonen horse, Equus caballus Synonyms: (poetic) hepo, (childish) heppa, hoppa, humma, polle, (disparaging) koni, kaakki, kopukka, (archaic or humorous) hopo, hopoti (gymnastics) horse (chess) synonym of ratsu (“knight”) (colloquial) horsepower (short for hevosvoima) (in compounds) equine, horse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “hevonen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023