tornihuhu
Finnish
Etymology
From torni (“tower”) + huhu (“rumour”). The Finnish Defence Forces often use a stylised tower as a symbol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtorniˌhuhu/, [ˈt̪o̞rniˌhuhu]
- Rhymes: -uhu
- Syllabification(key): tor‧ni‧hu‧hu
Noun
tornihuhu
- a rumor or story circulating around the Finnish Defence Forces
- Synonym: tornari
Declension
| Inflection of tornihuhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tornihuhu | tornihuhut | |
| genitive | tornihuhun | tornihuhujen | |
| partitive | tornihuhua | tornihuhuja | |
| illative | tornihuhuun | tornihuhuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tornihuhu | tornihuhut | |
| accusative | nom. | tornihuhu | tornihuhut |
| gen. | tornihuhun | ||
| genitive | tornihuhun | tornihuhujen | |
| partitive | tornihuhua | tornihuhuja | |
| inessive | tornihuhussa | tornihuhuissa | |
| elative | tornihuhusta | tornihuhuista | |
| illative | tornihuhuun | tornihuhuihin | |
| adessive | tornihuhulla | tornihuhuilla | |
| ablative | tornihuhulta | tornihuhuilta | |
| allative | tornihuhulle | tornihuhuille | |
| essive | tornihuhuna | tornihuhuina | |
| translative | tornihuhuksi | tornihuhuiksi | |
| instructive | — | tornihuhuin | |
| abessive | tornihuhutta | tornihuhuitta | |
| comitative | — | tornihuhuineen | |
| Possessive forms of tornihuhu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tornihuhuni | tornihuhumme |
| 2nd person | tornihuhusi | tornihuhunne |
| 3rd person | tornihuhunsa | |