inha

See also: Inha and -inha

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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 December 12, “Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys”, in Iltalehti, Helsinki:

     Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys [title of 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

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

Derived terms

• inhasti
• inho
• inhuus

 

Related terms

• inho

Further reading

• “inha”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• hain, hina, ihan