karhea

See also: kärheä

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrheɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rhe̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrheɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧hea

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karhëda.

Adjective

karhea (comparative karheampi, superlative karhein)

1. rough, coarse (not smooth)

   Synonym: karkea

2. hoarse (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)

Declension

Inflection of karhea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		karhea	karheat
genitive		karhean	karheiden karheitten
partitive		karheaa karheata	karheita
illative		karheaan	karheisiin karheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karhea	karheat
accusative	nom.	karhea	karheat
	gen.	karhean
genitive		karhean	karheiden karheitten karheain rare
partitive		karheaa karheata	karheita
inessive		karheassa	karheissa
elative		karheasta	karheista
illative		karheaan	karheisiin karheihin
adessive		karhealla	karheilla
ablative		karhealta	karheilta
allative		karhealle	karheille
essive		karheana	karheina
translative		karheaksi	karheiksi
abessive		karheatta	karheitta
instructive		—	karhein
comitative		—	karheine

Possessive forms of karhea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karheani karheani accusative nom. karheani karheani gen. karheani genitive karheani karheideni karheitteni karheaini rare partitive karheaani karheatani karheitani inessive karheassani karheissani elative karheastani karheistani illative karheaani karheisiini karheihini adessive karheallani karheillani ablative karhealtani karheiltani allative karhealleni karheilleni essive karheanani karheinani translative karheakseni karheikseni abessive karheattani karheittani instructive — — comitative — karheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karheasi karheasi accusative nom. karheasi karheasi gen. karheasi genitive karheasi karheidesi karheittesi karheaisi rare partitive karheaasi karheatasi karheitasi inessive karheassasi karheissasi elative karheastasi karheistasi illative karheaasi karheisiisi karheihisi adessive karheallasi karheillasi ablative karhealtasi karheiltasi allative karheallesi karheillesi essive karheanasi karheinasi translative karheaksesi karheiksesi abessive karheattasi karheittasi instructive — — comitative — karheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karheamme karheamme accusative nom. karheamme karheamme gen. karheamme genitive karheamme karheidemme karheittemme karheaimme rare partitive karheaamme karheatamme karheitamme inessive karheassamme karheissamme elative karheastamme karheistamme illative karheaamme karheisiimme karheihimme adessive karheallamme karheillamme ablative karhealtamme karheiltamme allative karheallemme karheillemme essive karheanamme karheinamme translative karheaksemme karheiksemme abessive karheattamme karheittamme instructive — — comitative — karheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karheanne karheanne accusative nom. karheanne karheanne gen. karheanne genitive karheanne karheidenne karheittenne karheainne rare partitive karheaanne karheatanne karheitanne inessive karheassanne karheissanne elative karheastanne karheistanne illative karheaanne karheisiinne karheihinne adessive karheallanne karheillanne ablative karhealtanne karheiltanne allative karheallenne karheillenne essive karheananne karheinanne translative karheaksenne karheiksenne abessive karheattanne karheittanne instructive — — comitative — karheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karheansa karheansa accusative nom. karheansa karheansa gen. karheansa genitive karheansa karheidensa karheittensa karheainsa rare partitive karheataan karheaansa karheatansa karheitaan karheitansa inessive karheassaan karheassansa karheissaan karheissansa elative karheastaan karheastansa karheistaan karheistansa illative karheaansa karheisiinsa karheihinsa adessive karheallaan karheallansa karheillaan karheillansa ablative karhealtaan karhealtansa karheiltaan karheiltansa allative karhealleen karheallensa karheilleen karheillensa essive karheanaan karheanansa karheinaan karheinansa translative karheakseen karheaksensa karheikseen karheiksensa abessive karheattaan karheattansa karheittaan karheittansa instructive — — comitative — karheineen karheinensa

Derived terms

• karheasti
• karheikko
• karhentaa
• karheta
• karheus
• karheuttaa
• karheutua
• karhi
• karhiainen
• Karhinen
• karhu

 

compounds

• Karhapää
• karheapillike
• karheapintainen
• karhokaniini
• karhokultiainen
• karholuhtarotta
• karhotaskuhiiri
• uudenkarhea

 

Further reading

• “karhea”, 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

Noun

karhea

1. partitive singular of karhi

Anagrams

• ahkera, rahake