tihu

See also: tíhu and tíhú

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtihu/, [ˈt̪iɦu]
• Rhymes: -ihu
• Syllabification^(key): ti‧hu

Etymology 1

Variant of tihku generalized from the dialectal weak stem tihu- (possibly through the derived term below).

Noun

tihu

1. drizzle

Declension

Inflection of tihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tihu	tihut
genitive		tihun	tihujen
partitive		tihua	tihuja
illative		tihuun	tihuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tihu	tihut
accusative	nom.	tihu	tihut
	gen.	tihun
genitive		tihun	tihujen
partitive		tihua	tihuja
inessive		tihussa	tihuissa
elative		tihusta	tihuista
illative		tihuun	tihuihin
adessive		tihulla	tihuilla
ablative		tihulta	tihuilta
allative		tihulle	tihuille
essive		tihuna	tihuina
translative		tihuksi	tihuiksi
abessive		tihutta	tihuitta
instructive		—	tihuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tihuni tihuni accusative nom. tihuni tihuni gen. tihuni genitive tihuni tihujeni partitive tihuani tihujani inessive tihussani tihuissani elative tihustani tihuistani illative tihuuni tihuihini adessive tihullani tihuillani ablative tihultani tihuiltani allative tihulleni tihuilleni essive tihunani tihuinani translative tihukseni tihuikseni abessive tihuttani tihuittani instructive — — comitative — tihuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tihusi tihusi accusative nom. tihusi tihusi gen. tihusi genitive tihusi tihujesi partitive tihuasi tihujasi inessive tihussasi tihuissasi elative tihustasi tihuistasi illative tihuusi tihuihisi adessive tihullasi tihuillasi ablative tihultasi tihuiltasi allative tihullesi tihuillesi essive tihunasi tihuinasi translative tihuksesi tihuiksesi abessive tihuttasi tihuittasi instructive — — comitative — tihuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tihumme tihumme accusative nom. tihumme tihumme gen. tihumme genitive tihumme tihujemme partitive tihuamme tihujamme inessive tihussamme tihuissamme elative tihustamme tihuistamme illative tihuumme tihuihimme adessive tihullamme tihuillamme ablative tihultamme tihuiltamme allative tihullemme tihuillemme essive tihunamme tihuinamme translative tihuksemme tihuiksemme abessive tihuttamme tihuittamme instructive — — comitative — tihuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tihunne tihunne accusative nom. tihunne tihunne gen. tihunne genitive tihunne tihujenne partitive tihuanne tihujanne inessive tihussanne tihuissanne elative tihustanne tihuistanne illative tihuunne tihuihinne adessive tihullanne tihuillanne ablative tihultanne tihuiltanne allative tihullenne tihuillenne essive tihunanne tihuinanne translative tihuksenne tihuiksenne abessive tihuttanne tihuittanne instructive — — comitative — tihuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tihunsa tihunsa accusative nom. tihunsa tihunsa gen. tihunsa genitive tihunsa tihujensa partitive tihuaan tihuansa tihujaan tihujansa inessive tihussaan tihussansa tihuissaan tihuissansa elative tihustaan tihustansa tihuistaan tihuistansa illative tihuunsa tihuihinsa adessive tihullaan tihullansa tihuillaan tihuillansa ablative tihultaan tihultansa tihuiltaan tihuiltansa allative tihulleen tihullensa tihuilleen tihuillensa essive tihunaan tihunansa tihuinaan tihuinansa translative tihukseen tihuksensa tihuikseen tihuiksensa abessive tihuttaan tihuttansa tihuittaan tihuittansa instructive — — comitative — tihuineen tihuinensa

Derived terms

• tihuttaa
• tihuuttaa

 

Further reading

• “tihu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Possibly the same word as dialectal tihu (“mosquito”), in which case from tihistä and akin to Ingrian ti­hu, Karelian tihi, Ludian ťihi, Veps tihi, Votic tihi and dialectal Estonian tihu, or alternatively a sound-symbolic variant of tuho.

Noun

tihu (dialectal)

1. Synonym of tihutyö

Declension

Inflection of tihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tihu	tihut
genitive		tihun	tihujen
partitive		tihua	tihuja
illative		tihuun	tihuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tihu	tihut
accusative	nom.	tihu	tihut
	gen.	tihun
genitive		tihun	tihujen
partitive		tihua	tihuja
inessive		tihussa	tihuissa
elative		tihusta	tihuista
illative		tihuun	tihuihin
adessive		tihulla	tihuilla
ablative		tihulta	tihuilta
allative		tihulle	tihuille
essive		tihuna	tihuina
translative		tihuksi	tihuiksi
abessive		tihutta	tihuitta
instructive		—	tihuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tihuni tihuni accusative nom. tihuni tihuni gen. tihuni genitive tihuni tihujeni partitive tihuani tihujani inessive tihussani tihuissani elative tihustani tihuistani illative tihuuni tihuihini adessive tihullani tihuillani ablative tihultani tihuiltani allative tihulleni tihuilleni essive tihunani tihuinani translative tihukseni tihuikseni abessive tihuttani tihuittani instructive — — comitative — tihuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tihusi tihusi accusative nom. tihusi tihusi gen. tihusi genitive tihusi tihujesi partitive tihuasi tihujasi inessive tihussasi tihuissasi elative tihustasi tihuistasi illative tihuusi tihuihisi adessive tihullasi tihuillasi ablative tihultasi tihuiltasi allative tihullesi tihuillesi essive tihunasi tihuinasi translative tihuksesi tihuiksesi abessive tihuttasi tihuittasi instructive — — comitative — tihuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tihumme tihumme accusative nom. tihumme tihumme gen. tihumme genitive tihumme tihujemme partitive tihuamme tihujamme inessive tihussamme tihuissamme elative tihustamme tihuistamme illative tihuumme tihuihimme adessive tihullamme tihuillamme ablative tihultamme tihuiltamme allative tihullemme tihuillemme essive tihunamme tihuinamme translative tihuksemme tihuiksemme abessive tihuttamme tihuittamme instructive — — comitative — tihuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tihunne tihunne accusative nom. tihunne tihunne gen. tihunne genitive tihunne tihujenne partitive tihuanne tihujanne inessive tihussanne tihuissanne elative tihustanne tihuistanne illative tihuunne tihuihinne adessive tihullanne tihuillanne ablative tihultanne tihuiltanne allative tihullenne tihuillenne essive tihunanne tihuinanne translative tihuksenne tihuiksenne abessive tihuttanne tihuittanne instructive — — comitative — tihuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tihunsa tihunsa accusative nom. tihunsa tihunsa gen. tihunsa genitive tihunsa tihujensa partitive tihuaan tihuansa tihujaan tihujansa inessive tihussaan tihussansa tihuissaan tihuissansa elative tihustaan tihustansa tihuistaan tihuistansa illative tihuunsa tihuihinsa adessive tihullaan tihullansa tihuillaan tihuillansa ablative tihultaan tihultansa tihuiltaan tihuiltansa allative tihulleen tihullensa tihuilleen tihuillensa essive tihunaan tihunansa tihuinaan tihuinansa translative tihukseen tihuksensa tihuikseen tihuiksensa abessive tihuttaan tihuttansa tihuittaan tihuittansa instructive — — comitative — tihuineen tihuinensa

Derived terms

• tihulainen

 

compounds

• tihurotta
• tihutyö

 

Anagrams

• hitu, huti

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

tihu

1. inflection of tȉh:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular