inha

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See also: Inha and -inha

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *inha (compare Estonian inetu, Ingrian inho, Karelian inho, Votic inõa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈinhɑ/, [ˈinhɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -inhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): in‧ha

Adjective

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inha (comparative inhempi or inhampi, superlative inhin or inhoin)

  1. (poetic) bad, wicked, mean
    Synonyms: häijy, ilkeä, ikävä, paha
    • 1918, “Vilppulan urhojen muistolle”, Heikki Klemetti (music), lyrics by Heikki Klemetti:
      Se vala on koetettu puhtaana pitää; painettu on päin inhaa itää; kaikki, mi jaksoi kalpaa käyttää; ja pidetään vasta, nyt sekä aina.
      That oath have we tried to keep clean; we have fought against the wicked East; every one of us strong enough to use a sword; and we'll hold against it in the future, now and always.
  2. appalling, gross, disgusting
    Synonyms: inhottava, tympeä
    • 2013, (Please provide the book title or journal name), Helsinki: Iltalehti on Dec. 12, 2013:
      Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys (header in an article warning against clogging the toilet bowl by pouring hot fat from roasting ham into it)
      Remember this and avoid an appalling Christmas surprise
    • 1995, Rosa Liksom, Unohdettu vartti (collection of short stories), Helsinki: WSOY, →ISBN:
      Seitsemännessä kerroksessa oli inha löyhkä (title of a short story)
      There was an appalling smell on the seventh floor

Declension

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Inflection of inha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative inha inhat
genitive inhan inhojen
partitive inhaa inhoja
illative inhaan inhoihin
singular plural
nominative inha inhat
accusative nom. inha inhat
gen. inhan
genitive inhan inhojen
inhain rare
partitive inhaa inhoja
inessive inhassa inhoissa
elative inhasta inhoista
illative inhaan inhoihin
adessive inhalla inhoilla
ablative inhalta inhoilta
allative inhalle inhoille
essive inhana inhoina
translative inhaksi inhoiksi
abessive inhatta inhoitta
instructive inhoin
comitative inhoine
Possessive forms of inha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative inhani inhani
accusative nom. inhani inhani
gen. inhani
genitive inhani inhojeni
inhaini rare
partitive inhaani inhojani
inessive inhassani inhoissani
elative inhastani inhoistani
illative inhaani inhoihini
adessive inhallani inhoillani
ablative inhaltani inhoiltani
allative inhalleni inhoilleni
essive inhanani inhoinani
translative inhakseni inhoikseni
abessive inhattani inhoittani
instructive
comitative inhoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative inhasi inhasi
accusative nom. inhasi inhasi
gen. inhasi
genitive inhasi inhojesi
inhaisi rare
partitive inhaasi inhojasi
inessive inhassasi inhoissasi
elative inhastasi inhoistasi
illative inhaasi inhoihisi
adessive inhallasi inhoillasi
ablative inhaltasi inhoiltasi
allative inhallesi inhoillesi
essive inhanasi inhoinasi
translative inhaksesi inhoiksesi
abessive inhattasi inhoittasi
instructive
comitative inhoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative inhamme inhamme
accusative nom. inhamme inhamme
gen. inhamme
genitive inhamme inhojemme
inhaimme rare
partitive inhaamme inhojamme
inessive inhassamme inhoissamme
elative inhastamme inhoistamme
illative inhaamme inhoihimme
adessive inhallamme inhoillamme
ablative inhaltamme inhoiltamme
allative inhallemme inhoillemme
essive inhanamme inhoinamme
translative inhaksemme inhoiksemme
abessive inhattamme inhoittamme
instructive
comitative inhoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative inhanne inhanne
accusative nom. inhanne inhanne
gen. inhanne
genitive inhanne inhojenne
inhainne rare
partitive inhaanne inhojanne
inessive inhassanne inhoissanne
elative inhastanne inhoistanne
illative inhaanne inhoihinne
adessive inhallanne inhoillanne
ablative inhaltanne inhoiltanne
allative inhallenne inhoillenne
essive inhananne inhoinanne
translative inhaksenne inhoiksenne
abessive inhattanne inhoittanne
instructive
comitative inhoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative inhansa inhansa
accusative nom. inhansa inhansa
gen. inhansa
genitive inhansa inhojensa
inhainsa rare
partitive inhaansa inhojaan
inhojansa
inessive inhassaan
inhassansa
inhoissaan
inhoissansa
elative inhastaan
inhastansa
inhoistaan
inhoistansa
illative inhaansa inhoihinsa
adessive inhallaan
inhallansa
inhoillaan
inhoillansa
ablative inhaltaan
inhaltansa
inhoiltaan
inhoiltansa
allative inhalleen
inhallensa
inhoilleen
inhoillensa
essive inhanaan
inhanansa
inhoinaan
inhoinansa
translative inhakseen
inhaksensa
inhoikseen
inhoiksensa
abessive inhattaan
inhattansa
inhoittaan
inhoittansa
instructive
comitative inhoineen
inhoinensa

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