hanhi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hanhi, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís (compare Lithuanian žąsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnhi/, [ˈhɑnhi]

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• Rhymes: -ɑnhi
• Syllabification: han‧hi

Noun

hanhi

1. goose

   uroshanhi ― gander

Declension

Inflection of hanhi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		hanhi	hanhet
genitive		hanhen	hanhien
partitive		hanhea	hanhia
illative		hanheen	hanhiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hanhi	hanhet
accusative	nom.	hanhi	hanhet
	gen.	hanhen
genitive		hanhen	hanhien
partitive		hanhea	hanhia
inessive		hanhessa	hanhissa
elative		hanhesta	hanhista
illative		hanheen	hanhiin
adessive		hanhella	hanhilla
ablative		hanhelta	hanhilta
allative		hanhelle	hanhille
essive		hanhena	hanhina
translative		hanheksi	hanhiksi
instructive		—	hanhin
abessive		hanhetta	hanhitta
comitative		—	hanhineen

Possessive forms of hanhi (type ovi)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	hanheni	hanhemme
2nd person	hanhesi	hanhenne
3rd person	hanhensa

Compounds

compounds

• hanhenmaksa
• hanhenmarssi
• hanhenmuna
• hanhenpaisti
• hanhenpaju
• hanhenrinta
• hanhensulka
• hanhikorppikotka
• hanhikukko
• hanhipaisti
• joutsenhanhi

• kanadanhanhi
• kesyhanhi
• kiljuhanhi
• kyhmyhanhi
• merihanhi
• metsähanhi
• mustaposkihanhi
• syöttöhanhi
• valkoposkihanhi
• villihanhi

Anagrams

• hihan, hihna

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Ingrian

Hanhi.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hanhi, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís. Cognates with Finnish hanhi and Estonian hani.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑne/ (phonemic spelling: hane)
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnhi/
• Hyphenation: han‧hi

Noun

hanhi (genitive hanhen, partitive hanhia)

1. goose
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:

     Hanhet lentäät - hallat tulloot.

     The geese fly - winter season is coming.

Declension

Declension of hanhi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hanhi	hanhet
genitive	hanhen	hanhiin, hanhiloin
partitive	hanhia	hanhija, hanhiloja
illative	hanhee	hanhii, hanhiloihe
inessive	hanhees	hanhiis, hanhilois
elative	hanhest	hanhist, hanhiloist
allative	hanhelle	hanhille, hanhiloille
adessive	hanheel	hanhiil, hanhiloil
ablative	hanhelt	hanhilt, hanhiloilt
translative	hanheks	hanhiks, hanhiloiks
essive	hanhenna, hanheen	hanhinna, hanhiloinna, hanhiin, hanhiloiheen
exessive1)	hanhent	hanhint, hanhiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Chernyavskij's declension of hanhi
	singular	plural
nominative	hanhi	hanhet
genitive	hanhen	hanhiloin
partitive	hanhia	hanhiloja
illative	hanhee	hanhiloihe
inessive	hanheez	hanhiloiz
elative	hanhest	hanhiloist
allative	hanhelle	hanhiloille
adessive	hanheel	hanhiloil
ablative	hanhelt	hanhiloilt
translative	hanheks	hanhiloiks
essive	hanheen	hanhiloin
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 44
• Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)‎^[2], page 99

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Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hanhi, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansis. Cognates with Finnish hanhi and Estonian hani.

Noun

hanhi

1. goose