hirmu

Estonian

Noun

hirmu

1. genitive singular of hirm
2. partitive singular of hirm
3. illative singular of hirm

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hirmu (compare Estonian hirm, Livonian irm), possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian širmuļi, Lithuanian šiurpus). Probably also related to hirveä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhirmu/, [ˈhirmu]
• Rhymes: -irmu
• Syllabification^(key): hir‧mu
• Hyphenation^(key): hir‧mu

Noun

hirmu

1. monster (terrifying and dangerous creature)
2. fright (someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion)

Declension

Inflection of hirmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		hirmu	hirmut
genitive		hirmun	hirmujen
partitive		hirmua	hirmuja
illative		hirmuun	hirmuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hirmu	hirmut
accusative	nom.	hirmu	hirmut
	gen.	hirmun
genitive		hirmun	hirmujen
partitive		hirmua	hirmuja
inessive		hirmussa	hirmuissa
elative		hirmusta	hirmuista
illative		hirmuun	hirmuihin
adessive		hirmulla	hirmuilla
ablative		hirmulta	hirmuilta
allative		hirmulle	hirmuille
essive		hirmuna	hirmuina
translative		hirmuksi	hirmuiksi
abessive		hirmutta	hirmuitta
instructive		—	hirmuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hirmuni hirmuni accusative nom. hirmuni hirmuni gen. hirmuni genitive hirmuni hirmujeni partitive hirmuani hirmujani inessive hirmussani hirmuissani elative hirmustani hirmuistani illative hirmuuni hirmuihini adessive hirmullani hirmuillani ablative hirmultani hirmuiltani allative hirmulleni hirmuilleni essive hirmunani hirmuinani translative hirmukseni hirmuikseni abessive hirmuttani hirmuittani instructive — — comitative — hirmuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hirmusi hirmusi accusative nom. hirmusi hirmusi gen. hirmusi genitive hirmusi hirmujesi partitive hirmuasi hirmujasi inessive hirmussasi hirmuissasi elative hirmustasi hirmuistasi illative hirmuusi hirmuihisi adessive hirmullasi hirmuillasi ablative hirmultasi hirmuiltasi allative hirmullesi hirmuillesi essive hirmunasi hirmuinasi translative hirmuksesi hirmuiksesi abessive hirmuttasi hirmuittasi instructive — — comitative — hirmuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hirmumme hirmumme accusative nom. hirmumme hirmumme gen. hirmumme genitive hirmumme hirmujemme partitive hirmuamme hirmujamme inessive hirmussamme hirmuissamme elative hirmustamme hirmuistamme illative hirmuumme hirmuihimme adessive hirmullamme hirmuillamme ablative hirmultamme hirmuiltamme allative hirmullemme hirmuillemme essive hirmunamme hirmuinamme translative hirmuksemme hirmuiksemme abessive hirmuttamme hirmuittamme instructive — — comitative — hirmuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hirmunne hirmunne accusative nom. hirmunne hirmunne gen. hirmunne genitive hirmunne hirmujenne partitive hirmuanne hirmujanne inessive hirmussanne hirmuissanne elative hirmustanne hirmuistanne illative hirmuunne hirmuihinne adessive hirmullanne hirmuillanne ablative hirmultanne hirmuiltanne allative hirmullenne hirmuillenne essive hirmunanne hirmuinanne translative hirmuksenne hirmuiksenne abessive hirmuttanne hirmuittanne instructive — — comitative — hirmuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hirmunsa hirmunsa accusative nom. hirmunsa hirmunsa gen. hirmunsa genitive hirmunsa hirmujensa partitive hirmuaan hirmuansa hirmujaan hirmujansa inessive hirmussaan hirmussansa hirmuissaan hirmuissansa elative hirmustaan hirmustansa hirmuistaan hirmuistansa illative hirmuunsa hirmuihinsa adessive hirmullaan hirmullansa hirmuillaan hirmuillansa ablative hirmultaan hirmultansa hirmuiltaan hirmuiltansa allative hirmulleen hirmullensa hirmuilleen hirmuillensa essive hirmunaan hirmunansa hirmuinaan hirmuinansa translative hirmukseen hirmuksensa hirmuikseen hirmuiksensa abessive hirmuttaan hirmuttansa hirmuittaan hirmuittansa instructive — — comitative — hirmuineen hirmuinensa

Synonyms

• (monster): hirviö

Derived terms

• hirmuinen
• hirmustua
• hirveä

compounds

• hirmuaika
• hirmuhallinto
• hirmuhallitsija
• hirmuhallitus
• hirmuhauska
• hirmuhelle
• hirmukunto
• hirmulisko
• hirmumyrsky
• hirmusuuri
• hirmuteko
• hirmutulos
• hirmutyö
• hirmuvalta
• hirmuvaltias
• pirttihirmu
• vauhtihirmu

Adverb

hirmu (informal)

1. very, really, extremely (usually in a positive sense)

   Meillä oli hirmu hauskaa Linnanmäellä.

   We had a really good time in Linnanmäki.

Further reading

• “hirmu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023