ohra

See also: oħra

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ocra, borrowed either from Proto-Baltic *aśras (“sharp”) or from Proto-Iranian *Hacra-. Cognates include Estonian oder, Ingrian odra, Karelian osra, Veps ozr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈohrɑ/, [ˈo̞xrɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ohrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): oh‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): oh‧ra

Noun

ohra

1. barley (plant or grain)

   Ohran tunnistaa sen tähkän pitkistä vihneistä.

   Barley can be recognized by the long awns on its ears.

   1. barley (Hordeum vulgare)

      Synonym: pelto-ohra

   2. barley (any plant in the genus Hordeum)
   3. barley (grain obtained from Hordeum vulgare or a related plant in the genus Hordeum)

Declension

Inflection of ohra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		ohra	ohrat
genitive		ohran	ohrien
partitive		ohraa	ohria
illative		ohraan	ohriin
		singular	plural
nominative		ohra	ohrat
accusative	nom.	ohra	ohrat
	gen.	ohran
genitive		ohran	ohrien ohrain rare
partitive		ohraa	ohria
inessive		ohrassa	ohrissa
elative		ohrasta	ohrista
illative		ohraan	ohriin
adessive		ohralla	ohrilla
ablative		ohralta	ohrilta
allative		ohralle	ohrille
essive		ohrana	ohrina
translative		ohraksi	ohriksi
abessive		ohratta	ohritta
instructive		—	ohrin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ohra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ohrani ohrani accusative nom. ohrani ohrani gen. ohrani genitive ohrani ohrieni ohraini rare partitive ohraani ohriani inessive ohrassani ohrissani elative ohrastani ohristani illative ohraani ohriini adessive ohrallani ohrillani ablative ohraltani ohriltani allative ohralleni ohrilleni essive ohranani ohrinani translative ohrakseni ohrikseni abessive ohrattani ohrittani instructive — — comitative — ohrineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ohrasi ohrasi accusative nom. ohrasi ohrasi gen. ohrasi genitive ohrasi ohriesi ohraisi rare partitive ohraasi ohriasi inessive ohrassasi ohrissasi elative ohrastasi ohristasi illative ohraasi ohriisi adessive ohrallasi ohrillasi ablative ohraltasi ohriltasi allative ohrallesi ohrillesi essive ohranasi ohrinasi translative ohraksesi ohriksesi abessive ohrattasi ohrittasi instructive — — comitative — ohrinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohramme ohramme accusative nom. ohramme ohramme gen. ohramme genitive ohramme ohriemme ohraimme rare partitive ohraamme ohriamme inessive ohrassamme ohrissamme elative ohrastamme ohristamme illative ohraamme ohriimme adessive ohrallamme ohrillamme ablative ohraltamme ohriltamme allative ohrallemme ohrillemme essive ohranamme ohrinamme translative ohraksemme ohriksemme abessive ohrattamme ohrittamme instructive — — comitative — ohrinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohranne ohranne accusative nom. ohranne ohranne gen. ohranne genitive ohranne ohrienne ohrainne rare partitive ohraanne ohrianne inessive ohrassanne ohrissanne elative ohrastanne ohristanne illative ohraanne ohriinne adessive ohrallanne ohrillanne ablative ohraltanne ohriltanne allative ohrallenne ohrillenne essive ohrananne ohrinanne translative ohraksenne ohriksenne abessive ohrattanne ohrittanne instructive — — comitative — ohrinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ohransa ohransa accusative nom. ohransa ohransa gen. ohransa genitive ohransa ohriensa ohrainsa rare partitive ohraansa ohriaan ohriansa inessive ohrassaan ohrassansa ohrissaan ohrissansa elative ohrastaan ohrastansa ohristaan ohristansa illative ohraansa ohriinsa adessive ohrallaan ohrallansa ohrillaan ohrillansa ablative ohraltaan ohraltansa ohriltaan ohriltansa allative ohralleen ohrallensa ohrilleen ohrillensa essive ohranaan ohranansa ohrinaan ohrinansa translative ohrakseen ohraksensa ohrikseen ohriksensa abessive ohrattaan ohrattansa ohrittaan ohrittansa instructive — — comitative — ohrineen ohrinensa

Derived terms

• ohrainen

compounds

• hiirenohra
• kääpiöohrakärpänen
• mallasohra
• Ohra-aho
• ohrahiutale
• ohrajauho
• ohrakirppa
• ohraleipä
• ohramallas
• ohranjyvä
• ohransiemen
• ohrantähkä
• ohranverkkolaikku
• ohranviljely
• ohrapelto
• ohrapirtelö
• ohrapuuro
• ohrarieska
• ohraruumen
• ohraryyni
• ohrasuurimo
• ohratärkkelys
• ohrauunipuuro
• ohravelli
• ohraviini
• pelto-ohra
• rehuohra
• siemenohra

Further reading

• “ohra”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Arho, arho, haro, hora