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vihura

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old East Slavic *вихъръ (*vixŭrŭ). Compare Finnish vihuri.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vihura

  1. gust (of wind)
    • 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Kalina Vaasselin nainen, “1142. Soikkola, Loukkula, III4”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 13-14:
      Meren vihhura vihhainen, // Vierätti pesoin vettee.
      The angry gust of the sea, // It let the nest roll into the water.

Declension

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Declension of vihura (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vihura vihurat
genitive vihuran vihuroin
partitive vihuraa vihuroja
illative vihuraa vihuroihe
inessive vihuraas vihurois
elative vihurast vihuroist
allative vihuralle vihuroille
adessive vihuraal vihuroil
ablative vihuralt vihuroilt
translative vihuraks vihuroiks
essive vihuranna, vihuraan vihuroinna, vihuroin
exessive1) vihurant vihuroint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.