soihtu
Appearance
Finnish
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Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; possibly an irregular derivative of soida.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsoi̯htu/, [ˈs̠o̞i̯ht̪u]
- Rhymes: -oihtu
- Syllabification(key): soih‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): soih‧tu
Noun
[edit]soihtu
- torch (stick with flame at one end)
- asphodel; plant of the genus Asphodelus
- flare (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of soihtu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | soihtu | soihdut | |
| genitive | soihdun | soihtujen | |
| partitive | soihtua | soihtuja | |
| illative | soihtuun | soihtuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | soihtu | soihdut | |
| accusative | nom. | soihtu | soihdut |
| gen. | soihdun | ||
| genitive | soihdun | soihtujen | |
| partitive | soihtua | soihtuja | |
| inessive | soihdussa | soihduissa | |
| elative | soihdusta | soihduista | |
| illative | soihtuun | soihtuihin | |
| adessive | soihdulla | soihduilla | |
| ablative | soihdulta | soihduilta | |
| allative | soihdulle | soihduille | |
| essive | soihtuna | soihtuina | |
| translative | soihduksi | soihduiksi | |
| abessive | soihdutta | soihduitta | |
| instructive | — | soihduin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
References
[edit]- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “soihtu”, 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 3 July 2023