hento

See also: hentō

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hento (compare Ingrian hento, Karelian hento), which SSA considers sound-symbolic.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhento/, [ˈhe̞n̪t̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification(key): hen‧to

Adjective

hento (comparative hennompi, superlative hennoin)

  1. delicate, fragile

Declension
Inflection of hento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative hento hennot
genitive hennon hentojen
partitive hentoa hentoja
illative hentoon hentoihin
singular plural
nominative hento hennot
accusative nom. hento hennot
gen. hennon
genitive hennon hentojen
partitive hentoa hentoja
inessive hennossa hennoissa
elative hennosta hennoista
illative hentoon hentoihin
adessive hennolla hennoilla
ablative hennolta hennoilta
allative hennolle hennoille
essive hentona hentoina
translative hennoksi hennoiksi
instructive — hennoin
abessive hennotta hennoitta
comitative — hentoine
Possessive forms of hento (type valo)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person hentoni hentomme
2nd person hentosi hentonne
3rd person hentonsa

Derived terms

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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