ohi

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)

1. rein

Declension

Declension of ohi (type tühi)

	singular	plural
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

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Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *woša.

Noun

ohi

1. (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)
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

1. (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.

2. (temporal) over

   Se on ohi nyt.

   It is over now.

Usage notes

• The inflected forms shown in the table are used as adverbs, postpositions and prepositions, see appropriate entries.

Inflection

Declension of ohi noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ohi – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative ohi – inessive ohessa – temporal – – elative ohesta – causative – – illative oheen – multiplicative – – adessive ohella – distributive – – ablative ohelta – temp. dist. – – allative ohelle – prolative ohi ohitse – essive – – situative – – translative – – oppositive – – instructive – – abessive – – comitative – –

Synonyms

• ohitse

Postposition

(genitive +) ohi

1. (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.

2. (spatial) wide

   Nuoli meni maalin ohi.

   The arrow fell wide of the mark.

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)

1. (spatial) past

   Olimme jo ohi sillasta, kun onnettomuus tapahtui.

   We were already past the bridge, when the accident took place.

Synonyms

• ohitse

Interjection

ohi

1. 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