hinku

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, compare hinkua (“to wheeze”), henkiä (“to breathe out”) and Estonian hing (“breath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiŋku/, [ˈhiŋku]
• Rhymes: -iŋku
• Syllabification^(key): hin‧ku

Noun

hinku

1. Synonym of hinkuyskä (“whooping cough”).
2. itch, craving, urge

Declension

Inflection of hinku (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		hinku	hingut
genitive		hingun	hinkujen
partitive		hinkua	hinkuja
illative		hinkuun	hinkuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hinku	hingut
accusative	nom.	hinku	hingut
	gen.	hingun
genitive		hingun	hinkujen
partitive		hinkua	hinkuja
inessive		hingussa	hinguissa
elative		hingusta	hinguista
illative		hinkuun	hinkuihin
adessive		hingulla	hinguilla
ablative		hingulta	hinguilta
allative		hingulle	hinguille
essive		hinkuna	hinkuina
translative		hinguksi	hinguiksi
abessive		hingutta	hinguitta
instructive		—	hinguin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hinku (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hinkuni hinkuni accusative nom. hinkuni hinkuni gen. hinkuni genitive hinkuni hinkujeni partitive hinkuani hinkujani inessive hingussani hinguissani elative hingustani hinguistani illative hinkuuni hinkuihini adessive hingullani hinguillani ablative hingultani hinguiltani allative hingulleni hinguilleni essive hinkunani hinkuinani translative hingukseni hinguikseni abessive hinguttani hinguittani instructive — — comitative — hinkuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hinkusi hinkusi accusative nom. hinkusi hinkusi gen. hinkusi genitive hinkusi hinkujesi partitive hinkuasi hinkujasi inessive hingussasi hinguissasi elative hingustasi hinguistasi illative hinkuusi hinkuihisi adessive hingullasi hinguillasi ablative hingultasi hinguiltasi allative hingullesi hinguillesi essive hinkunasi hinkuinasi translative hinguksesi hinguiksesi abessive hinguttasi hinguittasi instructive — — comitative — hinkuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hinkumme hinkumme accusative nom. hinkumme hinkumme gen. hinkumme genitive hinkumme hinkujemme partitive hinkuamme hinkujamme inessive hingussamme hinguissamme elative hingustamme hinguistamme illative hinkuumme hinkuihimme adessive hingullamme hinguillamme ablative hingultamme hinguiltamme allative hingullemme hinguillemme essive hinkunamme hinkuinamme translative hinguksemme hinguiksemme abessive hinguttamme hinguittamme instructive — — comitative — hinkuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hinkunne hinkunne accusative nom. hinkunne hinkunne gen. hinkunne genitive hinkunne hinkujenne partitive hinkuanne hinkujanne inessive hingussanne hinguissanne elative hingustanne hinguistanne illative hinkuunne hinkuihinne adessive hingullanne hinguillanne ablative hingultanne hinguiltanne allative hingullenne hinguillenne essive hinkunanne hinkuinanne translative hinguksenne hinguiksenne abessive hinguttanne hinguittanne instructive — — comitative — hinkuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hinkunsa hinkunsa accusative nom. hinkunsa hinkunsa gen. hinkunsa genitive hinkunsa hinkujensa partitive hinkuaan hinkuansa hinkujaan hinkujansa inessive hingussaan hingussansa hinguissaan hinguissansa elative hingustaan hingustansa hinguistaan hinguistansa illative hinkuunsa hinkuihinsa adessive hingullaan hingullansa hinguillaan hinguillansa ablative hingultaan hingultansa hinguiltaan hinguiltansa allative hingulleen hingullensa hinguilleen hinguillensa essive hinkunaan hinkunansa hinkuinaan hinkuinansa translative hingukseen hinguksensa hinguikseen hinguiksensa abessive hinguttaan hinguttansa hinguittaan hinguittansa instructive — — comitative — hinkuineen hinkuinensa

Derived terms

• hinkua
• hinkunauru
• hinkuyskä

 

Further reading

• “hinku”, 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

Anagrams

• hukin, kihun, kuhin, kuhni, uhkin