ohi

From Proto-Finnic *ohja, cognate to Finnish ohja and Votic õhja. Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *ansijō.

ohi (genitive ohja, partitive ohja)

1. rein

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *woša.

ohi

1. (obsolete) side, flank

The noun sense has practically ceased to exist in modern Finnish. Some cases are used as adverbs, and the lemma ohi has become a preposition and postposition (see corresponding sections below). It's also used as prefix or modifier in compound terms.

• Prolative: ohitse

• kuve
• kylki
• pieli
• sivu
• vieri
• vierusta

ohi

1. (spatial) used to indicate movement past or beyond a certain point

   Minun piti kääntyä toisesta risteyksestä oikealle, mutta ajoinkin ohi. (llit. "drove past")

   I was supposed to turn right from the second intersection but I missed it.

2. (temporal) over

   Se on ohi nyt.

   It is over now.

• The inflected forms shown in the table are used as adverbs, postpositions and prepositions, see appropriate entries.

• ohitse

(genitive +) ohi

1. (spatial) by, past (when one goes through the space that is next to something):

   Pallo pyöri tuolin ohi ja ovesta ulos.

   The ball rolled by the chair and out of the door.

   Pallo pyöri minun ohitseni.

   The ball rolled past me.

2. (spatial) wide

   Nuoli meni maalin ohi.

   The arrow fell wide of the mark.

• Only the inflected forms of ohi may assume a possessive suffix. Thus instead of "ohi" + possessive suffix one must use "ohitse" + possessive suffix, as in one of the examples above.

• ohitse

ohi (+ elative)

1. (spatial) past

   Olimme jo ohi sillasta, kun onnettomuus tapahtui.

   We were already past the bridge, when the accident took place.

• ohitse

ohi

1. miss! (used like an interjection to indicate that a shot missed the target)

• hio, hoi, iho