huiska
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from the onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic huiskaa, from Swedish viska (“whisk, bundle of twigs or straw”), or possibly both.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhui̯skɑ/, [ˈhui̯s̠kɑ]
- Rhymes: -uiskɑ
- Syllabification(key): huis‧ka
Noun
huiska
- whisk (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush)
- pompom
Declension
| Inflection of huiska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | huiska | huiskat | |
| genitive | huiskan | huiskien | |
| partitive | huiskaa | huiskia | |
| illative | huiskaan | huiskiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | huiska | huiskat | |
| accusative | nom. | huiska | huiskat |
| gen. | huiskan | ||
| genitive | huiskan | huiskien huiskainrare | |
| partitive | huiskaa | huiskia | |
| inessive | huiskassa | huiskissa | |
| elative | huiskasta | huiskista | |
| illative | huiskaan | huiskiin | |
| adessive | huiskalla | huiskilla | |
| ablative | huiskalta | huiskilta | |
| allative | huiskalle | huiskille | |
| essive | huiskana | huiskina | |
| translative | huiskaksi | huiskiksi | |
| instructive | — | huiskin | |
| abessive | huiskatta | huiskitta | |
| comitative | — | huiskineen | |
| Possessive forms of huiska (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | huiskani | huiskamme |
| 2nd person | huiskasi | huiskanne |
| 3rd person | huiskansa | |
Related terms
- huiskaa
- huiskia
- huiskua
- huiskuttaa
- huiskutella
- huiske
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
- kihaus, uhaksi