korho

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korho (compare dialectal Estonian kore, Karelian korhota, Livonian koʾŕŕi, Ludian korhištada, Veps korhotōdāzhe). The original meaning of the root was probably "to stand up, rise up", and all senses can be explained from this:

• frizzy hair stands in a variety of directions,
• sturdy/hulking people stand tall (i.e. rise above other people),
• someone who is hard of hearing has to perk up (lift) their ears to hear better,
• while the sense "proud, haughty" can most simply be explained as from the sense "sturdy, hulking", as someone who tries to make themselves look big.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorho/, [ˈko̞rho̞]
• Rhymes: -orho
• Hyphenation^(key): kor‧ho

Adjective

korho (dialectal)

1. (of hair) frizzy
2. (Tavastia) sturdy, hulking
3. (chiefly Southwest Finnish) deaf, hard of hearing
4. (Lapland) proud, haughty

Declension

Inflection of korho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		korho	korhot
genitive		korhon	korhojen
partitive		korhoa	korhoja
illative		korhoon	korhoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		korho	korhot
accusative	nom.	korho	korhot
	gen.	korhon
genitive		korhon	korhojen
partitive		korhoa	korhoja
inessive		korhossa	korhoissa
elative		korhosta	korhoista
illative		korhoon	korhoihin
adessive		korholla	korhoilla
ablative		korholta	korhoilta
allative		korholle	korhoille
essive		korhona	korhoina
translative		korhoksi	korhoiksi
abessive		korhotta	korhoitta
instructive		—	korhoin
comitative		—	korhoine

Possessive forms of korho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korhoni korhoni accusative nom. korhoni korhoni gen. korhoni genitive korhoni korhojeni partitive korhoani korhojani inessive korhossani korhoissani elative korhostani korhoistani illative korhooni korhoihini adessive korhollani korhoillani ablative korholtani korhoiltani allative korholleni korhoilleni essive korhonani korhoinani translative korhokseni korhoikseni abessive korhottani korhoittani instructive — — comitative — korhoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korhosi korhosi accusative nom. korhosi korhosi gen. korhosi genitive korhosi korhojesi partitive korhoasi korhojasi inessive korhossasi korhoissasi elative korhostasi korhoistasi illative korhoosi korhoihisi adessive korhollasi korhoillasi ablative korholtasi korhoiltasi allative korhollesi korhoillesi essive korhonasi korhoinasi translative korhoksesi korhoiksesi abessive korhottasi korhoittasi instructive — — comitative — korhoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korhomme korhomme accusative nom. korhomme korhomme gen. korhomme genitive korhomme korhojemme partitive korhoamme korhojamme inessive korhossamme korhoissamme elative korhostamme korhoistamme illative korhoomme korhoihimme adessive korhollamme korhoillamme ablative korholtamme korhoiltamme allative korhollemme korhoillemme essive korhonamme korhoinamme translative korhoksemme korhoiksemme abessive korhottamme korhoittamme instructive — — comitative — korhoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korhonne korhonne accusative nom. korhonne korhonne gen. korhonne genitive korhonne korhojenne partitive korhoanne korhojanne inessive korhossanne korhoissanne elative korhostanne korhoistanne illative korhoonne korhoihinne adessive korhollanne korhoillanne ablative korholtanne korhoiltanne allative korhollenne korhoillenne essive korhonanne korhoinanne translative korhoksenne korhoiksenne abessive korhottanne korhoittanne instructive — — comitative — korhoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative korhonsa korhonsa accusative nom. korhonsa korhonsa gen. korhonsa genitive korhonsa korhojensa partitive korhoaan korhoansa korhojaan korhojansa inessive korhossaan korhossansa korhoissaan korhoissansa elative korhostaan korhostansa korhoistaan korhoistansa illative korhoonsa korhoihinsa adessive korhollaan korhollansa korhoillaan korhoillansa ablative korholtaan korholtansa korhoiltaan korhoiltansa allative korholleen korhollensa korhoilleen korhoillensa essive korhonaan korhonansa korhoinaan korhoinansa translative korhokseen korhoksensa korhoikseen korhoiksensa abessive korhottaan korhottansa korhoittaan korhoittansa instructive — — comitative — korhoineen korhoinensa

Derived terms

• Korhola
• Korhonen

 

Anagrams

• krooh