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hevonen.

horse, Equus caballus

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈheʋonen/[ˈhe̞ʋo̞ne̞n]

  1. horse, Equus caballus

  2. horse, Equus caballus equine, horse

    in-compounds

  3. horse

  4. synonym of ratsu (“knight”)

  5. horsepower (short for hevosvoima)

    colloquial

  6. horse (lever(s) suspending the heddle(s) in a loom)

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *hëpoinën, roughly equivalent to hepo (“horse”) (now poetic) + -(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.

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