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uhri

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish offer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uhri

  1. victim, mark, stiff, pigeon, patsy (person who is deceived)
    Mies joutui huijauksen uhriksi.
    The man fell victim to a scam.
  2. sacrifice, offering; sacrificial (as modifier) (something sacrificed)
    uhrilammassacrificial lamb
  3. casualty (person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence)
  4. martyr (one who suffers greatly and/or constantly)
    Stan on niveltulehduksen uhri, Chris Stanin loputtoman valituksen uhri.
    Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.

Declension

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Inflection of uhri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative uhri uhrit
genitive uhrin uhrien
partitive uhria uhreja
illative uhriin uhreihin
singular plural
nominative uhri uhrit
accusative nom. uhri uhrit
gen. uhrin
genitive uhrin uhrien
partitive uhria uhreja
inessive uhrissa uhreissa
elative uhrista uhreista
illative uhriin uhreihin
adessive uhrilla uhreilla
ablative uhrilta uhreilta
allative uhrille uhreille
essive uhrina uhreina
translative uhriksi uhreiksi
abessive uhritta uhreitta
instructive uhrein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of uhri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative uhrini uhrini
accusative nom. uhrini uhrini
gen. uhrini
genitive uhrini uhrieni
partitive uhriani uhrejani
inessive uhrissani uhreissani
elative uhristani uhreistani
illative uhriini uhreihini
adessive uhrillani uhreillani
ablative uhriltani uhreiltani
allative uhrilleni uhreilleni
essive uhrinani uhreinani
translative uhrikseni uhreikseni
abessive uhrittani uhreittani
instructive
comitative uhreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative uhrisi uhrisi
accusative nom. uhrisi uhrisi
gen. uhrisi
genitive uhrisi uhriesi
partitive uhriasi uhrejasi
inessive uhrissasi uhreissasi
elative uhristasi uhreistasi
illative uhriisi uhreihisi
adessive uhrillasi uhreillasi
ablative uhriltasi uhreiltasi
allative uhrillesi uhreillesi
essive uhrinasi uhreinasi
translative uhriksesi uhreiksesi
abessive uhrittasi uhreittasi
instructive
comitative uhreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative uhrimme uhrimme
accusative nom. uhrimme uhrimme
gen. uhrimme
genitive uhrimme uhriemme
partitive uhriamme uhrejamme
inessive uhrissamme uhreissamme
elative uhristamme uhreistamme
illative uhriimme uhreihimme
adessive uhrillamme uhreillamme
ablative uhriltamme uhreiltamme
allative uhrillemme uhreillemme
essive uhrinamme uhreinamme
translative uhriksemme uhreiksemme
abessive uhrittamme uhreittamme
instructive
comitative uhreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative uhrinne uhrinne
accusative nom. uhrinne uhrinne
gen. uhrinne
genitive uhrinne uhrienne
partitive uhrianne uhrejanne
inessive uhrissanne uhreissanne
elative uhristanne uhreistanne
illative uhriinne uhreihinne
adessive uhrillanne uhreillanne
ablative uhriltanne uhreiltanne
allative uhrillenne uhreillenne
essive uhrinanne uhreinanne
translative uhriksenne uhreiksenne
abessive uhrittanne uhreittanne
instructive
comitative uhreinenne

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