tiuha

Finnish

Etymology

Morphologically appears to be a variant of tiukka, perhaps formed by analogy (with niuha ~ niukka), but the senses are closer to tiheä. SSA calls the word a possible "contamination" (i.e. irregular blend) of tiheä and tiukka.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiu̯hɑ/, [ˈt̪iu̯ɦɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iuhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tiu‧ha

Adjective

tiuha (comparative tiuhempi, superlative tiuhin)

  1. dense (e.g. forest)
  2. frequent

Declension
Inflection of tiuha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative tiuha tiuhat
genitive tiuhan tiuhien
partitive tiuhaa tiuhia
illative tiuhaan tiuhiin
singular plural
nominative tiuha tiuhat
accusative nom. tiuha tiuhat
gen. tiuhan
genitive tiuhan tiuhien
tiuhainrare
partitive tiuhaa tiuhia
inessive tiuhassa tiuhissa
elative tiuhasta tiuhista
illative tiuhaan tiuhiin
adessive tiuhalla tiuhilla
ablative tiuhalta tiuhilta
allative tiuhalle tiuhille
essive tiuhana tiuhina
translative tiuhaksi tiuhiksi
instructive — tiuhin
abessive tiuhatta tiuhitta
comitative — tiuhine
Possessive forms of tiuha (type koira)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person tiuhani tiuhamme
2nd person tiuhasi tiuhanne
3rd person tiuhansa

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

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