huuli
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Uralic *šule. Cognate with Estonian huul, Veps hul', Votic uuli, Khanty.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
huuli
- lip, labium (either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth)
- lukea huulilta ― to lip-read
- lip (part of the body that resembles a lip)
- (idiomatic) olla huulilla: to be close (to happen), to be at reach
- Voitto oli jo huulilla, mutta ...
- The victory was at reach, but ...
- (colloquial) joke
Declension
Inflection of huuli (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | huuli | huulet | ||
genitive | huulen | huulien huulten | ||
partitive | huulta | huulia | ||
illative | huuleen | huuliin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | huuli | huulet | ||
accusative | nom. | huuli | huulet | |
gen. | huulen | |||
genitive | huulen | huulien huulten | ||
partitive | huulta | huulia | ||
inessive | huulessa | huulissa | ||
elative | huulesta | huulista | ||
illative | huuleen | huuliin | ||
adessive | huulella | huulilla | ||
ablative | huulelta | huulilta | ||
allative | huulelle | huulille | ||
essive | huulena | huulina | ||
translative | huuleksi | huuliksi | ||
abessive | huuletta | huulitta | ||
instructive | — | huulin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Compounds
Phrases
- liikutella huuliaan ― to lip-sync
- lukea huulilta ― to lipread
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Anagrams
Karelian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Uralic *šule. Cognate with Estonian huul, Veps hul', Votic uuli, Khanty.
Noun
huuli
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/uːli
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish idioms
- Finnish colloquialisms
- Finnish uni-type nominals
- fi:Anatomy
- Karelian terms inherited from Proto-Uralic
- Karelian terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns