kuhnuri

Finnish

Etymology

kuhnia (“to linger”) +‎ -uri; literally, a lingerer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhnuri/, [ˈkuxnuri]
• Rhymes: -uhnuri
• Syllabification^(key): kuh‧nu‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): kuh‧nu‧ri

Noun

kuhnuri

1. drone (male bee or wasp)
2. laggard

Declension

Inflection of kuhnuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		kuhnuri	kuhnurit
genitive		kuhnurin	kuhnurien kuhnureiden kuhnureitten
partitive		kuhnuria	kuhnureita kuhnureja
illative		kuhnuriin	kuhnureihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kuhnuri	kuhnurit
accusative	nom.	kuhnuri	kuhnurit
	gen.	kuhnurin
genitive		kuhnurin	kuhnurien kuhnureiden kuhnureitten
partitive		kuhnuria	kuhnureita kuhnureja
inessive		kuhnurissa	kuhnureissa
elative		kuhnurista	kuhnureista
illative		kuhnuriin	kuhnureihin
adessive		kuhnurilla	kuhnureilla
ablative		kuhnurilta	kuhnureilta
allative		kuhnurille	kuhnureille
essive		kuhnurina	kuhnureina
translative		kuhnuriksi	kuhnureiksi
abessive		kuhnuritta	kuhnureitta
instructive		—	kuhnurein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kuhnuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kuhnurini kuhnurini accusative nom. kuhnurini kuhnurini gen. kuhnurini genitive kuhnurini kuhnurieni kuhnureideni kuhnureitteni partitive kuhnuriani kuhnureitani kuhnurejani inessive kuhnurissani kuhnureissani elative kuhnuristani kuhnureistani illative kuhnuriini kuhnureihini adessive kuhnurillani kuhnureillani ablative kuhnuriltani kuhnureiltani allative kuhnurilleni kuhnureilleni essive kuhnurinani kuhnureinani translative kuhnurikseni kuhnureikseni abessive kuhnurittani kuhnureittani instructive — — comitative — kuhnureineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kuhnurisi kuhnurisi accusative nom. kuhnurisi kuhnurisi gen. kuhnurisi genitive kuhnurisi kuhnuriesi kuhnureidesi kuhnureittesi partitive kuhnuriasi kuhnureitasi kuhnurejasi inessive kuhnurissasi kuhnureissasi elative kuhnuristasi kuhnureistasi illative kuhnuriisi kuhnureihisi adessive kuhnurillasi kuhnureillasi ablative kuhnuriltasi kuhnureiltasi allative kuhnurillesi kuhnureillesi essive kuhnurinasi kuhnureinasi translative kuhnuriksesi kuhnureiksesi abessive kuhnurittasi kuhnureittasi instructive — — comitative — kuhnureinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuhnurimme kuhnurimme accusative nom. kuhnurimme kuhnurimme gen. kuhnurimme genitive kuhnurimme kuhnuriemme kuhnureidemme kuhnureittemme partitive kuhnuriamme kuhnureitamme kuhnurejamme inessive kuhnurissamme kuhnureissamme elative kuhnuristamme kuhnureistamme illative kuhnuriimme kuhnureihimme adessive kuhnurillamme kuhnureillamme ablative kuhnuriltamme kuhnureiltamme allative kuhnurillemme kuhnureillemme essive kuhnurinamme kuhnureinamme translative kuhnuriksemme kuhnureiksemme abessive kuhnurittamme kuhnureittamme instructive — — comitative — kuhnureinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuhnurinne kuhnurinne accusative nom. kuhnurinne kuhnurinne gen. kuhnurinne genitive kuhnurinne kuhnurienne kuhnureidenne kuhnureittenne partitive kuhnurianne kuhnureitanne kuhnurejanne inessive kuhnurissanne kuhnureissanne elative kuhnuristanne kuhnureistanne illative kuhnuriinne kuhnureihinne adessive kuhnurillanne kuhnureillanne ablative kuhnuriltanne kuhnureiltanne allative kuhnurillenne kuhnureillenne essive kuhnurinanne kuhnureinanne translative kuhnuriksenne kuhnureiksenne abessive kuhnurittanne kuhnureittanne instructive — — comitative — kuhnureinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kuhnurinsa kuhnurinsa accusative nom. kuhnurinsa kuhnurinsa gen. kuhnurinsa genitive kuhnurinsa kuhnuriensa kuhnureidensa kuhnureittensa partitive kuhnuriaan kuhnuriansa kuhnureitaan kuhnurejaan kuhnureitansa kuhnurejansa inessive kuhnurissaan kuhnurissansa kuhnureissaan kuhnureissansa elative kuhnuristaan kuhnuristansa kuhnureistaan kuhnureistansa illative kuhnuriinsa kuhnureihinsa adessive kuhnurillaan kuhnurillansa kuhnureillaan kuhnureillansa ablative kuhnuriltaan kuhnuriltansa kuhnureiltaan kuhnureiltansa allative kuhnurilleen kuhnurillensa kuhnureilleen kuhnureillensa essive kuhnurinaan kuhnurinansa kuhnureinaan kuhnureinansa translative kuhnurikseen kuhnuriksensa kuhnureikseen kuhnureiksensa abessive kuhnurittaan kuhnurittansa kuhnureittaan kuhnureittansa instructive — — comitative — kuhnureineen kuhnureinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• mehiläiskuhnuri

Further reading

• “kuhnuri”, 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 2 July 2023