köyhä
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *keühä, likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkøy̯hæ/, [ˈkø̞y̯ɦæ]
- Rhymes: -øyhæ
- Syllabification(key): köy‧hä
Adjective
köyhä (comparative köyhempi, superlative köyhin)
- poor, not rich
- poor, insufficient
Declension
| Inflection of köyhä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köyhä | köyhät | |
| genitive | köyhän | köyhien | |
| partitive | köyhää | köyhiä | |
| illative | köyhään | köyhiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | köyhä | köyhät | |
| accusative | nom. | köyhä | köyhät |
| gen. | köyhän | ||
| genitive | köyhän | köyhien köyhäinrare | |
| partitive | köyhää | köyhiä | |
| inessive | köyhässä | köyhissä | |
| elative | köyhästä | köyhistä | |
| illative | köyhään | köyhiin | |
| adessive | köyhällä | köyhillä | |
| ablative | köyhältä | köyhiltä | |
| allative | köyhälle | köyhille | |
| essive | köyhänä | köyhinä | |
| translative | köyhäksi | köyhiksi | |
| instructive | — | köyhin | |
| abessive | köyhättä | köyhittä | |
| comitative | — | köyhine | |
| Possessive forms of köyhä (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | köyhäni | köyhämme |
| 2nd person | köyhäsi | köyhänne |
| 3rd person | köyhänsä | |
Antonyms
- rikas
- varakas
- vauras
Derived terms
Derived terms
- köyhyys
- köyhäillä
- köyhälistö
- köyhtyä
- köyhtynyt
- köyhästi
- köyhästi
Compounds
- köyhäinapu
- rutiköyhä
Idioms
- köyhä kuin kirkon rotta (poor as a church mouse)
Noun
köyhä
- A poor (a person in poverty); used especially in plural: "the poor" = köyhät.
Declension
| Inflection of köyhä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | köyhä | köyhät | |
| genitive | köyhän | köyhien | |
| partitive | köyhää | köyhiä | |
| illative | köyhään | köyhiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | köyhä | köyhät | |
| accusative | nom. | köyhä | köyhät |
| gen. | köyhän | ||
| genitive | köyhän | köyhien köyhäinrare | |
| partitive | köyhää | köyhiä | |
| inessive | köyhässä | köyhissä | |
| elative | köyhästä | köyhistä | |
| illative | köyhään | köyhiin | |
| adessive | köyhällä | köyhillä | |
| ablative | köyhältä | köyhiltä | |
| allative | köyhälle | köyhille | |
| essive | köyhänä | köyhinä | |
| translative | köyhäksi | köyhiksi | |
| instructive | — | köyhin | |
| abessive | köyhättä | köyhittä | |
| comitative | — | köyhineen | |
| Possessive forms of köyhä (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | köyhäni | köyhämme |
| 2nd person | köyhäsi | köyhänne |
| 3rd person | köyhänsä | |
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *keühä. Cognates include Finnish köyvä and Estonian kehv.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkøy̯hæ/, [ˈkø̞y̯h]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkøy̯hæ/, [ˈkø̞y̯hæ]
- Rhymes: -øy̯hæ
- Hyphenation: köy‧hä
Adjective
köyhä
- poor
Declension
| Declension of köyhä (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | köyhä | köyhät |
| genitive | köyhän | köyhiin |
| partitive | köyhää | köyhiä |
| illative | köyhää | köyhii |
| inessive | köyhääs | köyhiis |
| elative | köyhäst | köyhist |
| allative | köyhälle | köyhille |
| adessive | köyhääl | köyhiil |
| ablative | köyhält | köyhilt |
| translative | köyhäks | köyhiks |
| essive | köyhännä, köyhään | köyhinnä, köyhiin |
| exessive1) | köyhänt | köyhint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Antonyms
- rikas
Derived terms
- köyhys
Descendants
- → Votic: köühe
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 240