inha
See also: Inha and -inha
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *inha (compare Estonian inetu, Ingrian inho, Karelian inho, Votic inõa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinhɑ/, [ˈinhɑ]
- Rhymes: -inhɑ
- Syllabification(key): in‧ha
Adjective
inha (comparative inhampi, superlative inhoin)
- (poetic) bad, wicked, mean
- Synonyms: häijy, ilkeä, ikävä, paha
- 1918, Heikki Klemetti (music), “Vilppulan urhojen muistolle”, lyrics by Heikki Klemetti:
- Se vala on koetettu puhtaana pitää; painettu on päin inhaa itää; kaikki, mi jaksoi kalpaa käyttää; ja pidetään vasta, nyt sekä aina.
- That oath have we tried to keep clean; we have fought against the wicked East; every one of us strong enough to use a sword; and we'll hold against it in the future, now and always.
- appalling, gross, disgusting
- Synonyms: inhottava, tympeä
- 2013, (Please provide the book title or journal name), Helsinki: Iltalehti on Dec. 12, 2013:
- Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys (header in an article warning against clogging the toilet bowl by pouring hot fat from roasting ham into it)
- Remember this and avoid an appalling Christmas surprise
- 1995, Liksom, Rosa, Unohdettu vartti (collection of short stories), Helsinki: WSOY, →ISBN:
- Seitsemännessä kerroksessa oli inha löyhkä (title of a short story)
- There was an appalling smell on the seventh floor
Declension
| Inflection of inha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inha | inhat | |
| genitive | inhan | inhojen | |
| partitive | inhaa | inhoja | |
| illative | inhaan | inhoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | inha | inhat | |
| accusative | nom. | inha | inhat |
| gen. | inhan | ||
| genitive | inhan | inhojen inhainrare | |
| partitive | inhaa | inhoja | |
| inessive | inhassa | inhoissa | |
| elative | inhasta | inhoista | |
| illative | inhaan | inhoihin | |
| adessive | inhalla | inhoilla | |
| ablative | inhalta | inhoilta | |
| allative | inhalle | inhoille | |
| essive | inhana | inhoina | |
| translative | inhaksi | inhoiksi | |
| instructive | — | inhoin | |
| abessive | inhatta | inhoitta | |
| comitative | — | inhoine | |
| Possessive forms of inha (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | inhani | inhamme |
| 2nd person | inhasi | inhanne |
| 3rd person | inhansa | |
Derived terms
- inhasti
- inhuus
Related terms
- inho
Anagrams
- hain, hina, ihan