tiuha
Finnish
Etymology
Morphologically appears to be a variant of tiukka, perhaps formed by analogy (with niuha ~ niukka), but the senses are closer to tiheä. SSA calls the word a possible "contamination" (i.e. irregular blend) of tiheä and tiukka.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiu̯hɑ/, [ˈt̪iu̯ɦɑ]
- Rhymes: -iuhɑ
- Syllabification(key): tiu‧ha
Adjective
tiuha (comparative tiuhempi, superlative tiuhin)
- dense (e.g. forest)
- frequent
Declension
| Inflection of tiuha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tiuha | tiuhat | |
| genitive | tiuhan | tiuhien | |
| partitive | tiuhaa | tiuhia | |
| illative | tiuhaan | tiuhiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tiuha | tiuhat | |
| accusative | nom. | tiuha | tiuhat |
| gen. | tiuhan | ||
| genitive | tiuhan | tiuhien tiuhainrare | |
| partitive | tiuhaa | tiuhia | |
| inessive | tiuhassa | tiuhissa | |
| elative | tiuhasta | tiuhista | |
| illative | tiuhaan | tiuhiin | |
| adessive | tiuhalla | tiuhilla | |
| ablative | tiuhalta | tiuhilta | |
| allative | tiuhalle | tiuhille | |
| essive | tiuhana | tiuhina | |
| translative | tiuhaksi | tiuhiksi | |
| instructive | — | tiuhin | |
| abessive | tiuhatta | tiuhitta | |
| comitative | — | tiuhine | |
| Possessive forms of tiuha (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tiuhani | tiuhamme |
| 2nd person | tiuhasi | tiuhanne |
| 3rd person | tiuhansa | |
Derived terms
- tiuhaan
- tiuhasti
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
- auhti, haiut, hitua, hutia