hup
Translingual
Symbol
hup
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Hupa terms
English
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Alternative forms
Interjection
hup
- The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
- After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four.
- 1943 February 8, The Goulburn Evening Post, NSW, Australia, page 3, column 5:
- "Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness.
- (dialect) A call to turn a horse to the right.
Related terms
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦup]
- Rhymes: -up
- Homophone: hub
Interjection
hup
- interjection describing a quick, jumping movement
- Synonym: hop
Derived terms
- hupsnout
Further reading
- “hup”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “hup”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦʏp/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hup
- Rhymes: -ʏp
- Homophone: Hub
Etymology 1
Interjection
hup
- synonym of hoppa (“let's go, hey presto, alley-oop”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
hup
- inflection of huppen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Gothic
Romanization
hup
- romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐍀
Irish
Interjection
hup!
- hup!
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “hup”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Romanian
Interjection
hup
- alternative form of hop