sirkushuvi

Finnish

Etymology

sirkus (“circus”) +‎ huvi (“entertainment”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsirkusˌhuʋi/, [ˈs̠irkus̠ˌhuʋi]
• Rhymes: -uʋi
• Hyphenation^(key): sirkus‧huvi

Noun

sirkushuvi (archaic)

1. circus

   leipää ja sirkushuveja ― bread and circuses

Declension

Inflection of sirkushuvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sirkushuvi	sirkushuvit
genitive		sirkushuvin	sirkushuvien
partitive		sirkushuvia	sirkushuveja
illative		sirkushuviin	sirkushuveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sirkushuvi	sirkushuvit
accusative	nom.	sirkushuvi	sirkushuvit
	gen.	sirkushuvin
genitive		sirkushuvin	sirkushuvien
partitive		sirkushuvia	sirkushuveja
inessive		sirkushuvissa	sirkushuveissa
elative		sirkushuvista	sirkushuveista
illative		sirkushuviin	sirkushuveihin
adessive		sirkushuvilla	sirkushuveilla
ablative		sirkushuvilta	sirkushuveilta
allative		sirkushuville	sirkushuveille
essive		sirkushuvina	sirkushuveina
translative		sirkushuviksi	sirkushuveiksi
abessive		sirkushuvitta	sirkushuveitta
instructive		—	sirkushuvein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sirkushuvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sirkushuvini sirkushuvini accusative nom. sirkushuvini sirkushuvini gen. sirkushuvini genitive sirkushuvini sirkushuvieni partitive sirkushuviani sirkushuvejani inessive sirkushuvissani sirkushuveissani elative sirkushuvistani sirkushuveistani illative sirkushuviini sirkushuveihini adessive sirkushuvillani sirkushuveillani ablative sirkushuviltani sirkushuveiltani allative sirkushuvilleni sirkushuveilleni essive sirkushuvinani sirkushuveinani translative sirkushuvikseni sirkushuveikseni abessive sirkushuvittani sirkushuveittani instructive — — comitative — sirkushuveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sirkushuvisi sirkushuvisi accusative nom. sirkushuvisi sirkushuvisi gen. sirkushuvisi genitive sirkushuvisi sirkushuviesi partitive sirkushuviasi sirkushuvejasi inessive sirkushuvissasi sirkushuveissasi elative sirkushuvistasi sirkushuveistasi illative sirkushuviisi sirkushuveihisi adessive sirkushuvillasi sirkushuveillasi ablative sirkushuviltasi sirkushuveiltasi allative sirkushuvillesi sirkushuveillesi essive sirkushuvinasi sirkushuveinasi translative sirkushuviksesi sirkushuveiksesi abessive sirkushuvittasi sirkushuveittasi instructive — — comitative — sirkushuveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sirkushuvimme sirkushuvimme accusative nom. sirkushuvimme sirkushuvimme gen. sirkushuvimme genitive sirkushuvimme sirkushuviemme partitive sirkushuviamme sirkushuvejamme inessive sirkushuvissamme sirkushuveissamme elative sirkushuvistamme sirkushuveistamme illative sirkushuviimme sirkushuveihimme adessive sirkushuvillamme sirkushuveillamme ablative sirkushuviltamme sirkushuveiltamme allative sirkushuvillemme sirkushuveillemme essive sirkushuvinamme sirkushuveinamme translative sirkushuviksemme sirkushuveiksemme abessive sirkushuvittamme sirkushuveittamme instructive — — comitative — sirkushuveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sirkushuvinne sirkushuvinne accusative nom. sirkushuvinne sirkushuvinne gen. sirkushuvinne genitive sirkushuvinne sirkushuvienne partitive sirkushuvianne sirkushuvejanne inessive sirkushuvissanne sirkushuveissanne elative sirkushuvistanne sirkushuveistanne illative sirkushuviinne sirkushuveihinne adessive sirkushuvillanne sirkushuveillanne ablative sirkushuviltanne sirkushuveiltanne allative sirkushuvillenne sirkushuveillenne essive sirkushuvinanne sirkushuveinanne translative sirkushuviksenne sirkushuveiksenne abessive sirkushuvittanne sirkushuveittanne instructive — — comitative — sirkushuveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sirkushuvinsa sirkushuvinsa accusative nom. sirkushuvinsa sirkushuvinsa gen. sirkushuvinsa genitive sirkushuvinsa sirkushuviensa partitive sirkushuviaan sirkushuviansa sirkushuvejaan sirkushuvejansa inessive sirkushuvissaan sirkushuvissansa sirkushuveissaan sirkushuveissansa elative sirkushuvistaan sirkushuvistansa sirkushuveistaan sirkushuveistansa illative sirkushuviinsa sirkushuveihinsa adessive sirkushuvillaan sirkushuvillansa sirkushuveillaan sirkushuveillansa ablative sirkushuviltaan sirkushuviltansa sirkushuveiltaan sirkushuveiltansa allative sirkushuvilleen sirkushuvillensa sirkushuveilleen sirkushuveillensa essive sirkushuvinaan sirkushuvinansa sirkushuveinaan sirkushuveinansa translative sirkushuvikseen sirkushuviksensa sirkushuveikseen sirkushuveiksensa abessive sirkushuvittaan sirkushuvittansa sirkushuveittaan sirkushuveittansa instructive — — comitative — sirkushuveineen sirkushuveinensa

Further reading

• “sirkushuvi”, 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 2023-07-03