Louhi
See also: louhi
Finnish
FWOTD – 29 February 2016
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlou̯hi/, [ˈlo̞u̯ɦi]
- Rhymes: -ouhi
- Syllabification(key): Lou‧hi
Proper noun
Louhi
- (Finnic mythology) A powerful witch and the ruler of the land of Pohjola.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 7:169-172:
- Louhi, Pohjolan emäntä, / Pohjan akka harvahammas, / Pian pistihe pihalle, / Vierähti veräjän suuhun;
- Louhi, mistress of Pohjola, / The sparse-tooth hag of Northland, / Instantly ran out-of-doors / To the gateway of the farmyard, /
- Louhi, Pohjolan emäntä, / Pohjan akka harvahammas, / Pian pistihe pihalle, / Vierähti veräjän suuhun;
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 7:169-172:
- a village in White Karelia.
Declension
| Inflection of Louhi (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Louhi | — | |
| genitive | Louhen | — | |
| partitive | Louhta | — | |
| illative | Louheen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Louhi | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Louhi | — |
| gen. | Louhen | ||
| genitive | Louhen | — | |
| partitive | Louhta | — | |
| inessive | Louhessa | — | |
| elative | Louhesta | — | |
| illative | Louheen | — | |
| adessive | Louhella | — | |
| ablative | Louhelta | — | |
| allative | Louhelle | — | |
| essive | Louhena | — | |
| translative | Louheksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Louhetta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Louhi (type uni) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Louheni | Louhemme |
| 2nd person | Louhesi | Louhenne |
| 3rd person | Louhensa | |
Synonyms
See also
- Kalevala
Finnish mythology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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