huili

Finnish

Etymology 1

Back-formation from huilia, which itself is a frequentative form of huilata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhui̯li/, [ˈhui̯li]
• Rhymes: -uili
• Syllabification^(key): hui‧li

Noun

huili (colloquial)

1. rest, pause

   Synonyms: tauko, lepo

Declension

Inflection of huili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		huili	huilit
genitive		huilin	huilien
partitive		huilia	huileja
illative		huiliin	huileihin
		singular	plural
nominative		huili	huilit
accusative	nom.	huili	huilit
	gen.	huilin
genitive		huilin	huilien
partitive		huilia	huileja
inessive		huilissa	huileissa
elative		huilista	huileista
illative		huiliin	huileihin
adessive		huililla	huileilla
ablative		huililta	huileilta
allative		huilille	huileille
essive		huilina	huileina
translative		huiliksi	huileiksi
abessive		huilitta	huileitta
instructive		—	huilein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of huili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huilini huilini accusative nom. huilini huilini gen. huilini genitive huilini huilieni partitive huiliani huilejani inessive huilissani huileissani elative huilistani huileistani illative huiliini huileihini adessive huilillani huileillani ablative huililtani huileiltani allative huililleni huileilleni essive huilinani huileinani translative huilikseni huileikseni abessive huilittani huileittani instructive — — comitative — huileineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huilisi huilisi accusative nom. huilisi huilisi gen. huilisi genitive huilisi huiliesi partitive huiliasi huilejasi inessive huilissasi huileissasi elative huilistasi huileistasi illative huiliisi huileihisi adessive huilillasi huileillasi ablative huililtasi huileiltasi allative huilillesi huileillesi essive huilinasi huileinasi translative huiliksesi huileiksesi abessive huilittasi huileittasi instructive — — comitative — huileinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huilimme huilimme accusative nom. huilimme huilimme gen. huilimme genitive huilimme huiliemme partitive huiliamme huilejamme inessive huilissamme huileissamme elative huilistamme huileistamme illative huiliimme huileihimme adessive huilillamme huileillamme ablative huililtamme huileiltamme allative huilillemme huileillemme essive huilinamme huileinamme translative huiliksemme huileiksemme abessive huilittamme huileittamme instructive — — comitative — huileinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huilinne huilinne accusative nom. huilinne huilinne gen. huilinne genitive huilinne huilienne partitive huilianne huilejanne inessive huilissanne huileissanne elative huilistanne huileistanne illative huiliinne huileihinne adessive huilillanne huileillanne ablative huililtanne huileiltanne allative huilillenne huileillenne essive huilinanne huileinanne translative huiliksenne huileiksenne abessive huilittanne huileittanne instructive — — comitative — huileinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative huilinsa huilinsa accusative nom. huilinsa huilinsa gen. huilinsa genitive huilinsa huiliensa partitive huiliaan huiliansa huilejaan huilejansa inessive huilissaan huilissansa huileissaan huileissansa elative huilistaan huilistansa huileistaan huileistansa illative huiliinsa huileihinsa adessive huilillaan huilillansa huileillaan huileillansa ablative huililtaan huililtansa huileiltaan huileiltansa allative huililleen huilillensa huileilleen huileillensa essive huilinaan huilinansa huileinaan huileinansa translative huilikseen huiliksensa huileikseen huileiksensa abessive huilittaan huilittansa huileittaan huileittansa instructive — — comitative — huileineen huileinensa

Further reading

• “huili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhui̯li/, [ˈhui̯li] (indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhui̯liˣ/, [ˈhui̯li(ʔ)] (imperative and connegative forms)
• Rhymes: -uili
• Syllabification^(key): hui‧li

Verb

huili

1. inflection of huilia:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. indicative present connegative
   3. second-person singular imperative present
   4. second-person singular imperative present connegative

Middle Irish

Determiner

huili

1. Alternative spelling of uili

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
huili	unchanged	n-huili
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Determiner

huili

1. Alternative spelling of uili

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
huili (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	nhuili
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.