heprea

Finnish

Alternative forms

• hebrea (deprecated)

Etymology

From Latin hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhepreɑ/, [ˈhe̞pre̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -epreɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hep‧re‧a

Noun

heprea

1. Hebrew (language)
2. gibberish, Greek (needlessly obscure or overly technical language)

   Tämä on minulle täyttä hepreaa.

   It's all Greek to me.

Declension

Inflection of heprea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		heprea	hepreat
genitive		heprean	hepreoiden hepreoitten
partitive		hepreaa	hepreoita
illative		hepreaan	hepreoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		heprea	hepreat
accusative	nom.	heprea	hepreat
	gen.	heprean
genitive		heprean	hepreoiden hepreoitten hepreain rare
partitive		hepreaa	hepreoita
inessive		hepreassa	hepreoissa
elative		hepreasta	hepreoista
illative		hepreaan	hepreoihin
adessive		heprealla	hepreoilla
ablative		heprealta	hepreoilta
allative		heprealle	hepreoille
essive		hepreana	hepreoina
translative		hepreaksi	hepreoiksi
abessive		hepreatta	hepreoitta
instructive		—	hepreoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of heprea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hepreani hepreani accusative nom. hepreani hepreani gen. hepreani genitive hepreani hepreoideni hepreoitteni hepreaini rare partitive hepreaani hepreoitani inessive hepreassani hepreoissani elative hepreastani hepreoistani illative hepreaani hepreoihini adessive hepreallani hepreoillani ablative heprealtani hepreoiltani allative heprealleni hepreoilleni essive hepreanani hepreoinani translative hepreakseni hepreoikseni abessive hepreattani hepreoittani instructive — — comitative — hepreoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hepreasi hepreasi accusative nom. hepreasi hepreasi gen. hepreasi genitive hepreasi hepreoidesi hepreoittesi hepreaisi rare partitive hepreaasi hepreoitasi inessive hepreassasi hepreoissasi elative hepreastasi hepreoistasi illative hepreaasi hepreoihisi adessive hepreallasi hepreoillasi ablative heprealtasi hepreoiltasi allative hepreallesi hepreoillesi essive hepreanasi hepreoinasi translative hepreaksesi hepreoiksesi abessive hepreattasi hepreoittasi instructive — — comitative — hepreoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hepreamme hepreamme accusative nom. hepreamme hepreamme gen. hepreamme genitive hepreamme hepreoidemme hepreoittemme hepreaimme rare partitive hepreaamme hepreoitamme inessive hepreassamme hepreoissamme elative hepreastamme hepreoistamme illative hepreaamme hepreoihimme adessive hepreallamme hepreoillamme ablative heprealtamme hepreoiltamme allative hepreallemme hepreoillemme essive hepreanamme hepreoinamme translative hepreaksemme hepreoiksemme abessive hepreattamme hepreoittamme instructive — — comitative — hepreoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hepreanne hepreanne accusative nom. hepreanne hepreanne gen. hepreanne genitive hepreanne hepreoidenne hepreoittenne hepreainne rare partitive hepreaanne hepreoitanne inessive hepreassanne hepreoissanne elative hepreastanne hepreoistanne illative hepreaanne hepreoihinne adessive hepreallanne hepreoillanne ablative heprealtanne hepreoiltanne allative hepreallenne hepreoillenne essive hepreananne hepreoinanne translative hepreaksenne hepreoiksenne abessive hepreattanne hepreoittanne instructive — — comitative — hepreoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hepreansa hepreansa accusative nom. hepreansa hepreansa gen. hepreansa genitive hepreansa hepreoidensa hepreoittensa hepreainsa rare partitive hepreaansa hepreoitaan hepreoitansa inessive hepreassaan hepreassansa hepreoissaan hepreoissansa elative hepreastaan hepreastansa hepreoistaan hepreoistansa illative hepreaansa hepreoihinsa adessive hepreallaan hepreallansa hepreoillaan hepreoillansa ablative heprealtaan heprealtansa hepreoiltaan hepreoiltansa allative heprealleen hepreallensa hepreoilleen hepreoillensa essive hepreanaan hepreanansa hepreoinaan hepreoinansa translative hepreakseen hepreaksensa hepreoikseen hepreoiksensa abessive hepreattaan hepreattansa hepreoittaan hepreoittansa instructive — — comitative — hepreoineen hepreoinensa

Derived terms

• heprealainen
• hepreantaa

 

compounds

• hepreankielinen

 

Further reading

• “heprea”, 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 2023-07-02