piuha

Finnish

Etymology

Probably related to and from the same root as piukka.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpiu̯hɑ/, [ˈpiu̯ɦɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iuhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): piu‧ha

Noun

piuha

  1. (tools) turf spade
  2. (colloquial) electrical cord
    Synonyms: johto, sähköjohto
  3. ottaa ~:lle (slang) to buy recreational drugs from a dealer without paying in full, with the rest intended to be paid later
    Otin piuhalle nää Xanorit, maksan loput ens viikolla.
    I paid in part for these Xanors, I will pay the rest next week.

Declension
Inflection of piuha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative piuha piuhat
genitive piuhan piuhojen
partitive piuhaa piuhoja
illative piuhaan piuhoihin
singular plural
nominative piuha piuhat
accusative nom. piuha piuhat
gen. piuhan
genitive piuhan piuhojen
piuhainrare
partitive piuhaa piuhoja
inessive piuhassa piuhoissa
elative piuhasta piuhoista
illative piuhaan piuhoihin
adessive piuhalla piuhoilla
ablative piuhalta piuhoilta
allative piuhalle piuhoille
essive piuhana piuhoina
translative piuhaksi piuhoiksi
instructive — piuhoin
abessive piuhatta piuhoitta
comitative — piuhoineen
Possessive forms of piuha (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person piuhani piuhamme
2nd person piuhasi piuhanne
3rd person piuhansa

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
  2. Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

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