hento
See also: hentō
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hento (compare Ingrian hento, Karelian hento), which SSA considers sound-symbolic.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhento/, [ˈhe̞n̪t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification(key): hen‧to
Adjective
hento (comparative hennompi, superlative hennoin)
- delicate, fragile
Declension
| Inflection of hento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hento | hennot | |
| genitive | hennon | hentojen | |
| partitive | hentoa | hentoja | |
| illative | hentoon | hentoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hento | hennot | |
| accusative | nom. | hento | hennot |
| gen. | hennon | ||
| genitive | hennon | hentojen | |
| partitive | hentoa | hentoja | |
| inessive | hennossa | hennoissa | |
| elative | hennosta | hennoista | |
| illative | hentoon | hentoihin | |
| adessive | hennolla | hennoilla | |
| ablative | hennolta | hennoilta | |
| allative | hennolle | hennoille | |
| essive | hentona | hentoina | |
| translative | hennoksi | hennoiksi | |
| instructive | — | hennoin | |
| abessive | hennotta | hennoitta | |
| comitative | — | hentoine | |
| Possessive forms of hento (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hentoni | hentomme |
| 2nd person | hentosi | hentonne |
| 3rd person | hentonsa | |
Derived terms
- hennosti
- hentous
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
- Tenho, tehon, tenho