hopo

== Finnish == === Etymology === From an onomatopoetic root hop-, compare hopista, hopottaa. Southern Ostrobothnian hopoo indicates *hopoi as the earlier form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhopo/, [ˈho̞po̞] Rhymes: -opo Syllabification(key): ho‧po Hyphenation(key): ho‧po === Noun === hopo (dialectal) (chiefly Southwest Finnish) fool, blabbering person ==== Derived terms ==== Hessu Hopo (“Goofy”) ==== See also ==== hoopo === Further reading === “hopo”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN. == Karelian == === Alternative forms === hepo === Etymology === Variant of hepo, which is from Proto-Finnic *hëpoi. Cognate with Estonian hobu, Finnish hepo, Veps hepo, Votic õpo, Votic opo. Compare to Finnish hoputtaa (“to rush”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhopo] Rhymes: -opo Hyphenation: ho‧po === Noun === hopo (archaic) forest horse (stronger than hepo): 1935 SKVR XIII2 3037. Koivisto, Humaljoki, Väänänen, J. 31. 35. 1936 SKVR XIII4 10745. Kanneljärvi. Kurppa, Aino 9. 36. 1937 SKVR XIII4 11808. Uusikirkko Vl. Poutanen, Else 249. 37. 1859 SKVR IV1 905. [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 158. (127 a). 1845 SKVR VII1 791. Suistamo. Eur. H, n. 92. -45. 1847 SKVR VII2 1465. Suistamo? Polén n. 114. -47. ==== Usage notes ==== Only found in folk poetry. ==== Derived terms ==== hopoti == Spanish == === Noun === hopo m (plural hopos) lock of hair fluffy tail === Verb === hopo first-person singular present indicative of hopar === Further reading === “hopo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025