tornihuhu

Finnish

Etymology

From torni (“tower”) +‎ huhu (“rumour”). The Finnish Defence Forces often use a stylised tower as a symbol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtorniˌhuhu/, [ˈt̪o̞rniˌhuhu]
• Rhymes: -uhu
• Syllabification^(key): tor‧ni‧hu‧hu

Noun

tornihuhu

1. a rumor or story circulating around the Finnish Defence Forces

   Synonym: tornari

Declension

Inflection of tornihuhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tornihuhu	tornihuhut
genitive		tornihuhun	tornihuhujen
partitive		tornihuhua	tornihuhuja
illative		tornihuhuun	tornihuhuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tornihuhu	tornihuhut
accusative	nom.	tornihuhu	tornihuhut
	gen.	tornihuhun
genitive		tornihuhun	tornihuhujen
partitive		tornihuhua	tornihuhuja
inessive		tornihuhussa	tornihuhuissa
elative		tornihuhusta	tornihuhuista
illative		tornihuhuun	tornihuhuihin
adessive		tornihuhulla	tornihuhuilla
ablative		tornihuhulta	tornihuhuilta
allative		tornihuhulle	tornihuhuille
essive		tornihuhuna	tornihuhuina
translative		tornihuhuksi	tornihuhuiksi
abessive		tornihuhutta	tornihuhuitta
instructive		—	tornihuhuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tornihuhuni tornihuhuni accusative nom. tornihuhuni tornihuhuni gen. tornihuhuni genitive tornihuhuni tornihuhujeni partitive tornihuhuani tornihuhujani inessive tornihuhussani tornihuhuissani elative tornihuhustani tornihuhuistani illative tornihuhuuni tornihuhuihini adessive tornihuhullani tornihuhuillani ablative tornihuhultani tornihuhuiltani allative tornihuhulleni tornihuhuilleni essive tornihuhunani tornihuhuinani translative tornihuhukseni tornihuhuikseni abessive tornihuhuttani tornihuhuittani instructive — — comitative — tornihuhuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tornihuhusi tornihuhusi accusative nom. tornihuhusi tornihuhusi gen. tornihuhusi genitive tornihuhusi tornihuhujesi partitive tornihuhuasi tornihuhujasi inessive tornihuhussasi tornihuhuissasi elative tornihuhustasi tornihuhuistasi illative tornihuhuusi tornihuhuihisi adessive tornihuhullasi tornihuhuillasi ablative tornihuhultasi tornihuhuiltasi allative tornihuhullesi tornihuhuillesi essive tornihuhunasi tornihuhuinasi translative tornihuhuksesi tornihuhuiksesi abessive tornihuhuttasi tornihuhuittasi instructive — — comitative — tornihuhuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tornihuhumme tornihuhumme accusative nom. tornihuhumme tornihuhumme gen. tornihuhumme genitive tornihuhumme tornihuhujemme partitive tornihuhuamme tornihuhujamme inessive tornihuhussamme tornihuhuissamme elative tornihuhustamme tornihuhuistamme illative tornihuhuumme tornihuhuihimme adessive tornihuhullamme tornihuhuillamme ablative tornihuhultamme tornihuhuiltamme allative tornihuhullemme tornihuhuillemme essive tornihuhunamme tornihuhuinamme translative tornihuhuksemme tornihuhuiksemme abessive tornihuhuttamme tornihuhuittamme instructive — — comitative — tornihuhuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tornihuhunne tornihuhunne accusative nom. tornihuhunne tornihuhunne gen. tornihuhunne genitive tornihuhunne tornihuhujenne partitive tornihuhuanne tornihuhujanne inessive tornihuhussanne tornihuhuissanne elative tornihuhustanne tornihuhuistanne illative tornihuhuunne tornihuhuihinne adessive tornihuhullanne tornihuhuillanne ablative tornihuhultanne tornihuhuiltanne allative tornihuhullenne tornihuhuillenne essive tornihuhunanne tornihuhuinanne translative tornihuhuksenne tornihuhuiksenne abessive tornihuhuttanne tornihuhuittanne instructive — — comitative — tornihuhuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tornihuhunsa tornihuhunsa accusative nom. tornihuhunsa tornihuhunsa gen. tornihuhunsa genitive tornihuhunsa tornihuhujensa partitive tornihuhuaan tornihuhuansa tornihuhujaan tornihuhujansa inessive tornihuhussaan tornihuhussansa tornihuhuissaan tornihuhuissansa elative tornihuhustaan tornihuhustansa tornihuhuistaan tornihuhuistansa illative tornihuhuunsa tornihuhuihinsa adessive tornihuhullaan tornihuhullansa tornihuhuillaan tornihuhuillansa ablative tornihuhultaan tornihuhultansa tornihuhuiltaan tornihuhuiltansa allative tornihuhulleen tornihuhullensa tornihuhuilleen tornihuhuillensa essive tornihuhunaan tornihuhunansa tornihuhuinaan tornihuhuinansa translative tornihuhukseen tornihuhuksensa tornihuhuikseen tornihuhuiksensa abessive tornihuhuttaan tornihuhuttansa tornihuhuittaan tornihuhuittansa instructive — — comitative — tornihuhuineen tornihuhuinensa

Derived terms

• tornari

 

Further reading

• “tornihuhu”, 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 2023-07-03