huiska

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from the onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic huiskaa, from Swedish viska (“whisk, bundle of twigs or straw”), or possibly both.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhui̯skɑ/, [ˈhui̯s̠kɑ]
  • Rhymes: -uiskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): huis‧ka

Noun

huiska

  1. whisk (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush)
  2. pompom

Declension
Inflection of huiska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative huiska huiskat
genitive huiskan huiskien
partitive huiskaa huiskia
illative huiskaan huiskiin
singular plural
nominative huiska huiskat
accusative nom. huiska huiskat
gen. huiskan
genitive huiskan huiskien
huiskainrare
partitive huiskaa huiskia
inessive huiskassa huiskissa
elative huiskasta huiskista
illative huiskaan huiskiin
adessive huiskalla huiskilla
ablative huiskalta huiskilta
allative huiskalle huiskille
essive huiskana huiskina
translative huiskaksi huiskiksi
instructive — huiskin
abessive huiskatta huiskitta
comitative — huiskineen
Possessive forms of huiska (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person huiskani huiskamme
2nd person huiskasi huiskanne
3rd person huiskansa

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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