ohi

See also: ohi-, ʻohi, OHI, and ôhi

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ohja, cognate to Finnish ohja and Votic õhjõ. Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *ansijō.

Noun

ohi (genitive ohja, partitive ohja)

1. rein

Declension

Declension of ohi (ÕS type 24e/tühi, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ohi	ohjad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ohja
genitive			ohjade
partitive		ohja	ohje ohjasid
illative		ohja ohjasse	ohjadesse ohjesse
inessive		ohjas	ohjades ohjes
elative		ohjast	ohjadest ohjest
allative		ohjale	ohjadele ohjele
adessive		ohjal	ohjadel ohjel
ablative		ohjalt	ohjadelt ohjelt
translative		ohjaks	ohjadeks ohjeks
terminative		ohjani	ohjadeni
essive		ohjana	ohjadena
abessive		ohjata	ohjadeta
comitative		ohjaga	ohjadega

Finnish

Etymology 1

Lative: ohi (noun) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈohi(ˣ)/, [ˈo̞ɦi(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ohi
• Syllabification^(key): o‧hi
• Hyphenation^(key): ohi

Adverb

ohi

1. (spatial) past, beyond

   Minun piti kääntyä toisesta risteyksestä oikealle, mutta ajoinkin ohi.

   I was supposed to turn right from the second intersection but I missed it.

   (literally, “drove past”)

2. (temporal) over (discontinued; ended or concluded)

   Se on ohi nyt. ― It is over now.

   ohi on ― [it] is over [now] (e.g. referring to military service)

Usage notes

• The inflected forms shown in the table are used as adverbs, postpositions and/or prepositions; see the appropriate entries.

Inflection

Declension of ohi- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ohi- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative ohi – inessive ohessa – temporal – – elative ohesta – causative – – illative oheen – multiplicative – – adessive ohella – distributive – – ablative ohelta – temp. dist. – – allative ohelle – prolative ohi ohitse – essive – – situative – – translative – – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Synonyms

• ohitse

Postposition

ohi [with genitive]

1. (spatial) by, past (when one goes through the space that is next to something)

   Pallo pyöri tuolin ohi ja ovesta ulos.

   The ball rolled by the chair and out of the door.

   Pallo pyöri minun ohitseni.

   The ball rolled past me.

2. (spatial) wide

   Nuoli meni maalin ohi.

   The arrow fell wide of the mark.

Usage notes

ohi cannot take a possessive suffix; ohitse is used instead if possessive forms are desired.

Synonyms

• ohitse

Preposition

ohi [with elative]

1. (spatial) past (when going or having gone past, i.e. passing, usually physically)

   Olimme jo ohi sillasta, kun onnettomuus tapahtui.

   We were already past the bridge, when the accident took place.

Synonyms

• ohitse

Interjection

ohi

1. miss! (used like an interjection to indicate that a shot missed the target)
2. pass! (in games: I will not answer this question, etc.)

Derived terms

• ohari
• ohittaa

compounds

• ohiajo
• ohiampuminen
• ohiheitto
• ohikiitävä
• ohikulkija
• ohikulku
• ohilaukaus
• ohilento
• ohilyönti
• ohimarssi
• ohimennen
• ohimeno
• ohipuhuminen
• ohivalinta
• ohivuoto

Further reading

• “ohi”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *ohi. Ultimately possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *woša (“parting, branching (of river, way)”), whence Erzya ужо (užo, “corner; angle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈohi/, [ˈo̞ɦi]
• Rhymes: -ohi
• Syllabification^(key): o‧hi
• Hyphenation^(key): ohi

Noun

ohi (obsolete)

1. side, flank

Declension

• The word is basically only attested in some forms.

Inflection of ohi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		ohi	ohet
genitive		ohen	ohien
partitive		ohea	ohia
illative		oheen	ohiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ohi	ohet
accusative	nom.	ohi	ohet
	gen.	ohen
genitive		ohen	ohien
partitive		ohea	ohia
inessive		ohessa	ohissa
elative		ohesta	ohista
illative		oheen	ohiin
adessive		ohella	ohilla
ablative		ohelta	ohilta
allative		ohelle	ohille
essive		ohena	ohina
translative		oheksi	ohiksi
abessive		ohetta	ohitta
instructive		—	ohin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ohi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oheni oheni accusative nom. oheni oheni gen. oheni genitive oheni ohieni partitive oheani ohiani inessive ohessani ohissani elative ohestani ohistani illative oheeni ohiini adessive ohellani ohillani ablative oheltani ohiltani allative ohelleni ohilleni essive ohenani ohinani translative ohekseni ohikseni abessive ohettani ohittani instructive — — comitative — ohineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ohesi ohesi accusative nom. ohesi ohesi gen. ohesi genitive ohesi ohiesi partitive oheasi ohiasi inessive ohessasi ohissasi elative ohestasi ohistasi illative oheesi ohiisi adessive ohellasi ohillasi ablative oheltasi ohiltasi allative ohellesi ohillesi essive ohenasi ohinasi translative oheksesi ohiksesi abessive ohettasi ohittasi instructive — — comitative — ohinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohemme ohemme accusative nom. ohemme ohemme gen. ohemme genitive ohemme ohiemme partitive oheamme ohiamme inessive ohessamme ohissamme elative ohestamme ohistamme illative oheemme ohiimme adessive ohellamme ohillamme ablative oheltamme ohiltamme allative ohellemme ohillemme essive ohenamme ohinamme translative oheksemme ohiksemme abessive ohettamme ohittamme instructive — — comitative — ohinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohenne ohenne accusative nom. ohenne ohenne gen. ohenne genitive ohenne ohienne partitive oheanne ohianne inessive ohessanne ohissanne elative ohestanne ohistanne illative oheenne ohiinne adessive ohellanne ohillanne ablative oheltanne ohiltanne allative ohellenne ohillenne essive ohenanne ohinanne translative oheksenne ohiksenne abessive ohettanne ohittanne instructive — — comitative — ohinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ohensa ohensa accusative nom. ohensa ohensa gen. ohensa genitive ohensa ohiensa partitive oheaan oheansa ohiaan ohiansa inessive ohessaan ohessansa ohissaan ohissansa elative ohestaan ohestansa ohistaan ohistansa illative oheensa ohiinsa adessive ohellaan ohellansa ohillaan ohillansa ablative oheltaan oheltansa ohiltaan ohiltansa allative ohelleen ohellensa ohilleen ohillensa essive ohenaan ohenansa ohinaan ohinansa translative ohekseen oheksensa ohikseen ohiksensa abessive ohettaan ohettansa ohittaan ohittansa instructive — — comitative — ohineen ohinensa

• Prolative: ohitse

Synonyms

• kuve
• kylki
• pieli
• sivu
• vieri
• vierusta

Derived terms

• oheen
• oheinen
• oheistaa
• ohella
• ohelle
• ohelta
• ohessa
• ohesta
• ohi-
• ohi
• ohitse
• ohittaa

Anagrams

• hio, hoi, iho

Hopi

Interjection

ohi

1. (male speaker): Darn!; Too bad!

Nias

Noun

ohi (mutated form nohi)

1. coconut palm

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 159.