kauhu

Finnish

Etymology

kauh- + -u, from the same origin as kauhea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯hu/, [ˈkɑu̯ɦu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuhu
  • Syllabification(key): kau‧hu

Noun

kauhu

  1. horror, terror, dread (feeling of profound fear)
  2. horror, terror (thing or person arousing horror)
  3. horror (genre of fiction)

Declension

Inflection of kauhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kauhu kauhut
genitive kauhun kauhujen
partitive kauhua kauhuja
illative kauhuun kauhuihin
singular plural
nominative kauhu kauhut
accusative nom. kauhu kauhut
gen. kauhun
genitive kauhun kauhujen
partitive kauhua kauhuja
inessive kauhussa kauhuissa
elative kauhusta kauhuista
illative kauhuun kauhuihin
adessive kauhulla kauhuilla
ablative kauhulta kauhuilta
allative kauhulle kauhuille
essive kauhuna kauhuina
translative kauhuksi kauhuiksi
instructive kauhuin
abessive kauhutta kauhuitta
comitative kauhuineen
Possessive forms of kauhu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person kauhuni kauhumme
2nd person kauhusi kauhunne
3rd person kauhunsa

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