kihu

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkihu/, [ˈk̟iɦu]
• Rhymes: -ihu
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧hu

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic in reference to the skua's fast flight speed.

Noun

kihu

1. skua, jaeger (bird of the genus Stercorarius)
2. (in the plural) the genus Stercorarius or the family Stercorariidae.

Declension

Inflection of kihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kihu	kihut
genitive		kihun	kihujen
partitive		kihua	kihuja
illative		kihuun	kihuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kihu	kihut
accusative	nom.	kihu	kihut
	gen.	kihun
genitive		kihun	kihujen
partitive		kihua	kihuja
inessive		kihussa	kihuissa
elative		kihusta	kihuista
illative		kihuun	kihuihin
adessive		kihulla	kihuilla
ablative		kihulta	kihuilta
allative		kihulle	kihuille
essive		kihuna	kihuina
translative		kihuksi	kihuiksi
abessive		kihutta	kihuitta
instructive		—	kihuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kihuni kihuni accusative nom. kihuni kihuni gen. kihuni genitive kihuni kihujeni partitive kihuani kihujani inessive kihussani kihuissani elative kihustani kihuistani illative kihuuni kihuihini adessive kihullani kihuillani ablative kihultani kihuiltani allative kihulleni kihuilleni essive kihunani kihuinani translative kihukseni kihuikseni abessive kihuttani kihuittani instructive — — comitative — kihuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kihusi kihusi accusative nom. kihusi kihusi gen. kihusi genitive kihusi kihujesi partitive kihuasi kihujasi inessive kihussasi kihuissasi elative kihustasi kihuistasi illative kihuusi kihuihisi adessive kihullasi kihuillasi ablative kihultasi kihuiltasi allative kihullesi kihuillesi essive kihunasi kihuinasi translative kihuksesi kihuiksesi abessive kihuttasi kihuittasi instructive — — comitative — kihuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kihumme kihumme accusative nom. kihumme kihumme gen. kihumme genitive kihumme kihujemme partitive kihuamme kihujamme inessive kihussamme kihuissamme elative kihustamme kihuistamme illative kihuumme kihuihimme adessive kihullamme kihuillamme ablative kihultamme kihuiltamme allative kihullemme kihuillemme essive kihunamme kihuinamme translative kihuksemme kihuiksemme abessive kihuttamme kihuittamme instructive — — comitative — kihuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kihunne kihunne accusative nom. kihunne kihunne gen. kihunne genitive kihunne kihujenne partitive kihuanne kihujanne inessive kihussanne kihuissanne elative kihustanne kihuistanne illative kihuunne kihuihinne adessive kihullanne kihuillanne ablative kihultanne kihuiltanne allative kihullenne kihuillenne essive kihunanne kihuinanne translative kihuksenne kihuiksenne abessive kihuttanne kihuittanne instructive — — comitative — kihuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kihunsa kihunsa accusative nom. kihunsa kihunsa gen. kihunsa genitive kihunsa kihujensa partitive kihuaan kihuansa kihujaan kihujansa inessive kihussaan kihussansa kihuissaan kihuissansa elative kihustaan kihustansa kihuistaan kihuistansa illative kihuunsa kihuihinsa adessive kihullaan kihullansa kihuillaan kihuillansa ablative kihultaan kihultansa kihuiltaan kihuiltansa allative kihulleen kihullensa kihuilleen kihuillensa essive kihunaan kihunansa kihuinaan kihuinansa translative kihukseen kihuksensa kihuikseen kihuiksensa abessive kihuttaan kihuttansa kihuittaan kihuittansa instructive — — comitative — kihuineen kihuinensa

Derived terms

• chilenkihu (“Stercorarius chilensis, Chilean skua”)
• etelämantereenkihu (“Stercorarius maccormicki, south polar skua”)
• etelänkihu (“Stercorarius antarcticus, brown skua / southern skua”)
• isokihu (“Stercorarius skua, great skua”)
• leveäpyrstökihu (“Stercorarius pomarinus, pomarine skua / pomarine jaeger”)
• merikihu (“Stercorarius parasiticus, parasitic jaeger / arctic skua”)
• tunturikihu (“Stercorarius longicaudus, long-tailed jaeger”)

Further reading

• “kihu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

kihistä +‎ -u

Noun

kihu

1. bustle, stir

Declension

Inflection of kihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kihu	kihut
genitive		kihun	kihujen
partitive		kihua	kihuja
illative		kihuun	kihuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kihu	kihut
accusative	nom.	kihu	kihut
	gen.	kihun
genitive		kihun	kihujen
partitive		kihua	kihuja
inessive		kihussa	kihuissa
elative		kihusta	kihuista
illative		kihuun	kihuihin
adessive		kihulla	kihuilla
ablative		kihulta	kihuilta
allative		kihulle	kihuille
essive		kihuna	kihuina
translative		kihuksi	kihuiksi
abessive		kihutta	kihuitta
instructive		—	kihuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kihuni kihuni accusative nom. kihuni kihuni gen. kihuni genitive kihuni kihujeni partitive kihuani kihujani inessive kihussani kihuissani elative kihustani kihuistani illative kihuuni kihuihini adessive kihullani kihuillani ablative kihultani kihuiltani allative kihulleni kihuilleni essive kihunani kihuinani translative kihukseni kihuikseni abessive kihuttani kihuittani instructive — — comitative — kihuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kihusi kihusi accusative nom. kihusi kihusi gen. kihusi genitive kihusi kihujesi partitive kihuasi kihujasi inessive kihussasi kihuissasi elative kihustasi kihuistasi illative kihuusi kihuihisi adessive kihullasi kihuillasi ablative kihultasi kihuiltasi allative kihullesi kihuillesi essive kihunasi kihuinasi translative kihuksesi kihuiksesi abessive kihuttasi kihuittasi instructive — — comitative — kihuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kihumme kihumme accusative nom. kihumme kihumme gen. kihumme genitive kihumme kihujemme partitive kihuamme kihujamme inessive kihussamme kihuissamme elative kihustamme kihuistamme illative kihuumme kihuihimme adessive kihullamme kihuillamme ablative kihultamme kihuiltamme allative kihullemme kihuillemme essive kihunamme kihuinamme translative kihuksemme kihuiksemme abessive kihuttamme kihuittamme instructive — — comitative — kihuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kihunne kihunne accusative nom. kihunne kihunne gen. kihunne genitive kihunne kihujenne partitive kihuanne kihujanne inessive kihussanne kihuissanne elative kihustanne kihuistanne illative kihuunne kihuihinne adessive kihullanne kihuillanne ablative kihultanne kihuiltanne allative kihullenne kihuillenne essive kihunanne kihuinanne translative kihuksenne kihuiksenne abessive kihuttanne kihuittanne instructive — — comitative — kihuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kihunsa kihunsa accusative nom. kihunsa kihunsa gen. kihunsa genitive kihunsa kihujensa partitive kihuaan kihuansa kihujaan kihujansa inessive kihussaan kihussansa kihuissaan kihuissansa elative kihustaan kihustansa kihuistaan kihuistansa illative kihuunsa kihuihinsa adessive kihullaan kihullansa kihuillaan kihuillansa ablative kihultaan kihultansa kihuiltaan kihuiltansa allative kihulleen kihullensa kihuilleen kihuillensa essive kihunaan kihunansa kihuinaan kihuinansa translative kihukseen kihuksensa kihuikseen kihuiksensa abessive kihuttaan kihuttansa kihuittaan kihuittansa instructive — — comitative — kihuineen kihuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kihupyhä

 

Anagrams

• huki, ihku

Maori

Etymology

From kihukihu (“fringe”).

Noun

kihu

1. a thrum or fringe thread
2. noodle