houna

See also: hou na

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of höynä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhou̯nɑ/, [ˈho̞u̯nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ounɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hou‧na

Noun

houna (dialectal)

1. fool, silly person
2. (Pori) glutton
3. (mildly vulgar, parts of Kymenlaakso and Eastern Uusimaa) damn (mild curse)

Declension

Inflection of houna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		houna	hounat
genitive		hounan	hounien
partitive		hounaa	hounia
illative		hounaan	houniin
		singular	plural
nominative		houna	hounat
accusative	nom.	houna	hounat
	gen.	hounan
genitive		hounan	hounien hounain rare
partitive		hounaa	hounia
inessive		hounassa	hounissa
elative		hounasta	hounista
illative		hounaan	houniin
adessive		hounalla	hounilla
ablative		hounalta	hounilta
allative		hounalle	hounille
essive		hounana	hounina
translative		hounaksi	houniksi
abessive		hounatta	hounitta
instructive		—	hounin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of houna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hounani hounani accusative nom. hounani hounani gen. hounani genitive hounani hounieni hounaini rare partitive hounaani houniani inessive hounassani hounissani elative hounastani hounistani illative hounaani houniini adessive hounallani hounillani ablative hounaltani houniltani allative hounalleni hounilleni essive hounanani houninani translative hounakseni hounikseni abessive hounattani hounittani instructive — — comitative — hounineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hounasi hounasi accusative nom. hounasi hounasi gen. hounasi genitive hounasi houniesi hounaisi rare partitive hounaasi houniasi inessive hounassasi hounissasi elative hounastasi hounistasi illative hounaasi houniisi adessive hounallasi hounillasi ablative hounaltasi houniltasi allative hounallesi hounillesi essive hounanasi houninasi translative hounaksesi houniksesi abessive hounattasi hounittasi instructive — — comitative — houninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hounamme hounamme accusative nom. hounamme hounamme gen. hounamme genitive hounamme houniemme hounaimme rare partitive hounaamme houniamme inessive hounassamme hounissamme elative hounastamme hounistamme illative hounaamme houniimme adessive hounallamme hounillamme ablative hounaltamme houniltamme allative hounallemme hounillemme essive hounanamme houninamme translative hounaksemme houniksemme abessive hounattamme hounittamme instructive — — comitative — houninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hounanne hounanne accusative nom. hounanne hounanne gen. hounanne genitive hounanne hounienne hounainne rare partitive hounaanne hounianne inessive hounassanne hounissanne elative hounastanne hounistanne illative hounaanne houniinne adessive hounallanne hounillanne ablative hounaltanne houniltanne allative hounallenne hounillenne essive hounananne houninanne translative hounaksenne houniksenne abessive hounattanne hounittanne instructive — — comitative — houninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hounansa hounansa accusative nom. hounansa hounansa gen. hounansa genitive hounansa houniensa hounainsa rare partitive hounaansa houniaan houniansa inessive hounassaan hounassansa hounissaan hounissansa elative hounastaan hounastansa hounistaan hounistansa illative hounaansa houniinsa adessive hounallaan hounallansa hounillaan hounillansa ablative hounaltaan hounaltansa houniltaan houniltansa allative hounalleen hounallensa hounilleen hounillensa essive hounanaan hounanansa houninaan houninansa translative hounakseen hounaksensa hounikseen houniksensa abessive hounattaan hounattansa hounittaan hounittansa instructive — — comitative — hounineen houninensa

Kaskihá

Noun

houna

1. water

References

• Boletín de filología (Instituto de Estudios Superiores; Montevideo, Uruguay; 1946), volume 5, issues 31-36, page 157: Para "agua" tenemos en significado huitoto "hainoy" (o "hainoi"), que solamente podríamos relacionarlo con el quechua "hunu"; el Guaná "houna";
• Anales: Sección historico-filosófica (Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo), volume 1 (2), part 1: Tribu: Guaná, Región: Río Paraguay, I: Agua: houna