ohi
See also: ohi-
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ohja, cognate to Finnish ohja and Votic õhja. Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *ansijō.
Noun
ohi (genitive ohja, partitive ohja)
- rein
Declension
Declension of ohi (type tühi)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ohi | ohjad |
genitive | ohja | ohjade |
partitive | ohja | ohjasid / ohje |
illative | ohjasse / ohja | ohjadesse / ohjesse |
inessive | ohjas | ohjades |
elative | ohjast | ohjadest |
allative | ohjale | ohjadele |
adessive | ohjal | ohjadel |
ablative | ohjalt | ohjadelt |
translative | ohjaks | ohjadeks |
terminative | ohjani | ohjadeni |
essive | ohjana | ohjadena |
abessive | ohjata | ohjadeta |
comitative | ohjaga | ohjadega |
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *woša.
Noun
ohi
- (obsolete) side, flank
Usage notes
The noun sense has practically ceased to exist in modern Finnish. Some cases are used as adverbs, and the lemma ohi has become a preposition and postposition (see corresponding sections below). It's also used as prefix or modifier in compound terms.
Declension
Inflection of ohi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ohi | ohet | |
genitive | ohen | ohien | |
partitive | ohea | ohia | |
illative | oheen | ohiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ohi | ohet | |
accusative | nom. | ohi | ohet |
gen. | ohen | ||
genitive | ohen | ohien | |
partitive | ohea | ohia | |
inessive | ohessa | ohissa | |
elative | ohesta | ohista | |
illative | oheen | ohiin | |
adessive | ohella | ohilla | |
ablative | ohelta | ohilta | |
allative | ohelle | ohille | |
essive | ohena | ohina | |
translative | oheksi | ohiksi | |
instructive | — | ohin | |
abessive | ohetta | ohitta | |
comitative | — | ohineen |
- Prolative: ohitse
Synonyms
- kuve
- kylki
- pieli
- sivu
- vieri
- vierusta
Adverb
ohi
- (spatial) used to indicate movement past or beyond a certain point
- Minun piti kääntyä toisesta risteyksestä oikealle, mutta ajoinkin ohi. (llit. "drove past")
- I was supposed to turn right from the second intersection but I missed it.
- Minun piti kääntyä toisesta risteyksestä oikealle, mutta ajoinkin ohi. (llit. "drove past")
- (temporal) over
- Se on ohi nyt.
- It is over now.
- Se on ohi nyt.
Usage notes
- The inflected forms shown in the table are used as adverbs, postpositions and prepositions, see appropriate entries.
Inflection
Declension of ohi
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Synonyms
- ohitse
Postposition
(genitive +) ohi
- (spatial) by, past (when one goes through the space that is next to something):
- Pallo pyöri tuolin ohi ja ovesta ulos.
- The ball rolled by the chair and out of the door.
- Pallo pyöri minun ohitseni.
- The ball rolled past me.
- Pallo pyöri tuolin ohi ja ovesta ulos.
- (spatial) wide
- Nuoli meni maalin ohi.
- The arrow fell wide of the mark.
- Nuoli meni maalin ohi.
Usage notes
- Only the inflected forms of ohi may assume a possessive suffix. Thus instead of "ohi" + possessive suffix one must use "ohitse" + possessive suffix, as in one of the examples above.
Synonyms
- ohitse
Preposition
ohi (+ elative)
- (spatial) past
- Olimme jo ohi sillasta, kun onnettomuus tapahtui.
- We were already past the bridge, when the accident took place.
- Olimme jo ohi sillasta, kun onnettomuus tapahtui.
Synonyms
- ohitse
Interjection
ohi
- miss! (used like an interjection to indicate that a shot missed the target)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- oheinen
- oheistaa
- ohi-
- ohimo
- ohittaa
Anagrams
- hio, hoi, iho