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ruokahalu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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ruoka (food) +‎ halu (desire). Coined by Johan Henrik Keckman in 1837 for the Finnish translation of Terveyden Opetus-Kirja yhteiselle kansalle by Kaarlo Nordblad.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈruo̯kɑˌhɑlu/, [ˈruo̞̯kɑ̝ˌhɑ̝lu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlu
  • Hyphenation(key): ruoka‧halu

Noun

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ruokahalu

  1. appetite (desire of or relish for food)
    Hyvää ruokahalua!
    Bon appétit!

Declension

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Inflection of ruokahalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative ruokahalu ruokahalut
genitive ruokahalun ruokahalujen
partitive ruokahalua ruokahaluja
illative ruokahaluun ruokahaluihin
singular plural
nominative ruokahalu ruokahalut
accusative nom. ruokahalu ruokahalut
gen. ruokahalun
genitive ruokahalun ruokahalujen
partitive ruokahalua ruokahaluja
inessive ruokahalussa ruokahaluissa
elative ruokahalusta ruokahaluista
illative ruokahaluun ruokahaluihin
adessive ruokahalulla ruokahaluilla
ablative ruokahalulta ruokahaluilta
allative ruokahalulle ruokahaluille
essive ruokahaluna ruokahaluina
translative ruokahaluksi ruokahaluiksi
abessive ruokahalutta ruokahaluitta
instructive ruokahaluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ruokahalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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