ohut

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ohut (compare Estonian õhuke, Võro ohut), probably from Proto-Uralic *wokše (compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (oχəл)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈohut/, [ˈo̞ɦut̪]
• Rhymes: -ohut
• Syllabification^(key): o‧hut
• Hyphenation^(key): ohut

Adjective

ohut (comparative ohuempi or ohempi, superlative ohuin)

1. thin (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite)

   Antonym: paksu

   ohut kerros ― a thin layer

2. thin (very narrow in all diameters)

   Antonym: paksu

   ohut putki ― a thin pipe

3. thin (of low viscosity or low specific gravity)

   Antonyms: paksu, sakea

   ohut ilma ― thin air

   ohut öljy ― thin oil

4. thin (scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous)

   Antonyms: paksu, tiheä, tuuhea

   ohuet hiukset ― thin hair

5. thin (lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full)

   ohut hymy ― thin smile

Declension

Inflection of ohut (Kotus type 43/ohut, no gradation)
nominative		ohut	ohuet
genitive		ohuen	ohuiden ohuitten
partitive		ohutta	ohuita
illative		ohueen	ohuisiin ohuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ohut	ohuet
accusative	nom.	ohut	ohuet
	gen.	ohuen
genitive		ohuen	ohuiden ohuitten
partitive		ohutta	ohuita
inessive		ohuessa	ohuissa
elative		ohuesta	ohuista
illative		ohueen	ohuisiin ohuihin
adessive		ohuella	ohuilla
ablative		ohuelta	ohuilta
allative		ohuelle	ohuille
essive		ohuena	ohuina
translative		ohueksi	ohuiksi
abessive		ohuetta	ohuitta
instructive		—	ohuin
comitative		—	ohuine

Possessive forms of ohut (Kotus type 43/ohut, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ohueni ohueni accusative nom. ohueni ohueni gen. ohueni genitive ohueni ohuideni ohuitteni partitive ohuttani ohuitani inessive ohuessani ohuissani elative ohuestani ohuistani illative ohueeni ohuisiini ohuihini adessive ohuellani ohuillani ablative ohueltani ohuiltani allative ohuelleni ohuilleni essive ohuenani ohuinani translative ohuekseni ohuikseni abessive ohuettani ohuittani instructive — — comitative — ohuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ohuesi ohuesi accusative nom. ohuesi ohuesi gen. ohuesi genitive ohuesi ohuidesi ohuittesi partitive ohuttasi ohuitasi inessive ohuessasi ohuissasi elative ohuestasi ohuistasi illative ohueesi ohuisiisi ohuihisi adessive ohuellasi ohuillasi ablative ohueltasi ohuiltasi allative ohuellesi ohuillesi essive ohuenasi ohuinasi translative ohueksesi ohuiksesi abessive ohuettasi ohuittasi instructive — — comitative — ohuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohuemme ohuemme accusative nom. ohuemme ohuemme gen. ohuemme genitive ohuemme ohuidemme ohuittemme partitive ohuttamme ohuitamme inessive ohuessamme ohuissamme elative ohuestamme ohuistamme illative ohueemme ohuisiimme ohuihimme adessive ohuellamme ohuillamme ablative ohueltamme ohuiltamme allative ohuellemme ohuillemme essive ohuenamme ohuinamme translative ohueksemme ohuiksemme abessive ohuettamme ohuittamme instructive — — comitative — ohuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohuenne ohuenne accusative nom. ohuenne ohuenne gen. ohuenne genitive ohuenne ohuidenne ohuittenne partitive ohuttanne ohuitanne inessive ohuessanne ohuissanne elative ohuestanne ohuistanne illative ohueenne ohuisiinne ohuihinne adessive ohuellanne ohuillanne ablative ohueltanne ohuiltanne allative ohuellenne ohuillenne essive ohuenanne ohuinanne translative ohueksenne ohuiksenne abessive ohuettanne ohuittanne instructive — — comitative — ohuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ohuensa ohuensa accusative nom. ohuensa ohuensa gen. ohuensa genitive ohuensa ohuidensa ohuittensa partitive ohuttaan ohuttansa ohuitaan ohuitansa inessive ohuessaan ohuessansa ohuissaan ohuissansa elative ohuestaan ohuestansa ohuistaan ohuistansa illative ohueensa ohuisiinsa ohuihinsa adessive ohuellaan ohuellansa ohuillaan ohuillansa ablative ohueltaan ohueltansa ohuiltaan ohuiltansa allative ohuelleen ohuellensa ohuilleen ohuillensa essive ohuenaan ohuenansa ohuinaan ohuinansa translative ohuekseen ohueksensa ohuikseen ohuiksensa abessive ohuettaan ohuettansa ohuittaan ohuittansa instructive — — comitative — ohuineen ohuinensa

Synonyms

• ohkainen

Antonyms

• paksu

Derived terms

• oheta
• ohkainen
• ohuehko
• ohuelti
• ohuesti
• ohuinen
• ohukas
• ohuke
• ohuus

compounds

• ohuthie
• ohuthuulinen
• ohutkalvo
• ohutkalvotekniikka
• ohutkalvotransistori
• ohutkaulainen
• ohutkerroskromatografia
• ohutkuorinen
• ohutleipä
• ohutlevy
• ohutlevykromatografia
• ohutneulabiopsia
• ohutneulanäyte
• ohutpiikkipiikkisika
• ohutpohjainen
• ohutpäällyste
• ohutrunkoinen
• ohutsarvilammas
• ohutseinäputki
• ohutsuoli
• ohuttukkainen
• paperinohut
• seitinohut

Further reading

• “ohut”, 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

• hout, tuho, uhot