huora
Finnish
Etymology
From earlier hoora. Borrowed from Old Norse hóra, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ (“whore, adultress”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯rɑ/, [ˈhuo̞̯rɑ]
- Rhymes: -uorɑ
- Syllabification(key): huo‧ra
Noun
huora
- (somewhat derogatory) prostitute, whore
- Synonym: thesaurus:prostituoitu
- (derogatory, vulgar) whore; promiscuous woman
- Synonym: see lutka
- (offensive, vulgar) whore, slut, bitch; used as a general term of abuse at women
- (informal, often humorous) someone who will do anything for money
- Synonym: lutka
Declension
| Inflection of huora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | huora | huorat | |
| genitive | huoran | huorien | |
| partitive | huoraa | huoria | |
| illative | huoraan | huoriin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | huora | huorat | |
| accusative | nom. | huora | huorat |
| gen. | huoran | ||
| genitive | huoran | huorien huorainrare | |
| partitive | huoraa | huoria | |
| inessive | huorassa | huorissa | |
| elative | huorasta | huorista | |
| illative | huoraan | huoriin | |
| adessive | huoralla | huorilla | |
| ablative | huoralta | huorilta | |
| allative | huoralle | huorille | |
| essive | huorana | huorina | |
| translative | huoraksi | huoriksi | |
| instructive | — | huorin | |
| abessive | huoratta | huoritta | |
| comitative | — | huorineen | |
| Possessive forms of huora (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | huorani | huoramme |
| 2nd person | huorasi | huoranne |
| 3rd person | huoransa | |
Derived terms
- (Biblical) tehdä huorin (instructive plural) = to fornicate, commit adultery
- adjectives: huorahtava, huoramainen
- verbs: huorata, huoritella, huorahtaa
Compounds
- huomiohuora
- huorala
- huoratalo
- huoranpenikka
- huoranportaat
- huorinteko
- huoripukki
- mediahuora
- peukkuhuora
- pirihuora
- suvakkihuora
Further reading
- "huora" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
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