hiesu

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably related to hieta and hiekka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhie̯su/, [ˈhie̞̯s̠u]
• Rhymes: -iesu
• Syllabification^(key): hie‧su

Noun

hiesu

1. silt (mineral soil with dominating particle size from 2 μm to 20 μm)

Declension

Inflection of hiesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		hiesu	hiesut
genitive		hiesun	hiesujen
partitive		hiesua	hiesuja
illative		hiesuun	hiesuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hiesu	hiesut
accusative	nom.	hiesu	hiesut
	gen.	hiesun
genitive		hiesun	hiesujen
partitive		hiesua	hiesuja
inessive		hiesussa	hiesuissa
elative		hiesusta	hiesuista
illative		hiesuun	hiesuihin
adessive		hiesulla	hiesuilla
ablative		hiesulta	hiesuilta
allative		hiesulle	hiesuille
essive		hiesuna	hiesuina
translative		hiesuksi	hiesuiksi
abessive		hiesutta	hiesuitta
instructive		—	hiesuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hiesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hiesuni hiesuni accusative nom. hiesuni hiesuni gen. hiesuni genitive hiesuni hiesujeni partitive hiesuani hiesujani inessive hiesussani hiesuissani elative hiesustani hiesuistani illative hiesuuni hiesuihini adessive hiesullani hiesuillani ablative hiesultani hiesuiltani allative hiesulleni hiesuilleni essive hiesunani hiesuinani translative hiesukseni hiesuikseni abessive hiesuttani hiesuittani instructive — — comitative — hiesuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hiesusi hiesusi accusative nom. hiesusi hiesusi gen. hiesusi genitive hiesusi hiesujesi partitive hiesuasi hiesujasi inessive hiesussasi hiesuissasi elative hiesustasi hiesuistasi illative hiesuusi hiesuihisi adessive hiesullasi hiesuillasi ablative hiesultasi hiesuiltasi allative hiesullesi hiesuillesi essive hiesunasi hiesuinasi translative hiesuksesi hiesuiksesi abessive hiesuttasi hiesuittasi instructive — — comitative — hiesuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hiesumme hiesumme accusative nom. hiesumme hiesumme gen. hiesumme genitive hiesumme hiesujemme partitive hiesuamme hiesujamme inessive hiesussamme hiesuissamme elative hiesustamme hiesuistamme illative hiesuumme hiesuihimme adessive hiesullamme hiesuillamme ablative hiesultamme hiesuiltamme allative hiesullemme hiesuillemme essive hiesunamme hiesuinamme translative hiesuksemme hiesuiksemme abessive hiesuttamme hiesuittamme instructive — — comitative — hiesuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hiesunne hiesunne accusative nom. hiesunne hiesunne gen. hiesunne genitive hiesunne hiesujenne partitive hiesuanne hiesujanne inessive hiesussanne hiesuissanne elative hiesustanne hiesuistanne illative hiesuunne hiesuihinne adessive hiesullanne hiesuillanne ablative hiesultanne hiesuiltanne allative hiesullenne hiesuillenne essive hiesunanne hiesuinanne translative hiesuksenne hiesuiksenne abessive hiesuttanne hiesuittanne instructive — — comitative — hiesuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hiesunsa hiesunsa accusative nom. hiesunsa hiesunsa gen. hiesunsa genitive hiesunsa hiesujensa partitive hiesuaan hiesuansa hiesujaan hiesujansa inessive hiesussaan hiesussansa hiesuissaan hiesuissansa elative hiesustaan hiesustansa hiesuistaan hiesuistansa illative hiesuunsa hiesuihinsa adessive hiesullaan hiesullansa hiesuillaan hiesuillansa ablative hiesultaan hiesultansa hiesuiltaan hiesuiltansa allative hiesulleen hiesullensa hiesuilleen hiesuillensa essive hiesunaan hiesunansa hiesuinaan hiesuinansa translative hiesukseen hiesuksensa hiesuikseen hiesuiksensa abessive hiesuttaan hiesuttansa hiesuittaan hiesuittansa instructive — — comitative — hiesuineen hiesuinensa

Derived terms

• hiesuinen

 

compounds

• hiesumaa
• hiesusavi

 

See also

• hieta

Further reading

• “hiesu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02