uho

Finnish

Etymology

uh- +‎ -o, from the same root as uhka and uhma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuhoˣ/, [ˈuɦo̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uho
• Syllabification: u‧ho

Noun

uho

1. bluster, hubris, big talk

Declension

Inflection of uho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		uho	uhot
genitive		uhon	uhojen
partitive		uhoa	uhoja
illative		uhoon	uhoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		uho	uhot
accusative	nom.	uho	uhot
	gen.	uhon
genitive		uhon	uhojen
partitive		uhoa	uhoja
inessive		uhossa	uhoissa
elative		uhosta	uhoista
illative		uhoon	uhoihin
adessive		uholla	uhoilla
ablative		uholta	uhoilta
allative		uholle	uhoille
essive		uhona	uhoina
translative		uhoksi	uhoiksi
instructive		—	uhoin
abessive		uhotta	uhoitta
comitative		—	uhoineen

Possessive forms of uho (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	uhoni	uhomme
2nd person	uhosi	uhonne
3rd person	uhonsa

Related terms

• uhota

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Serbian) ȕvo

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûxo/
• Hyphenation: u‧ho

Noun

ȕho n (Cyrillic spelling у̏хо)

1. (Bosnia, Croatia) ear
2. (Bosnia, Croatia) eye (of a needle)

Declension

Declension of uho

	singular	plural
nominative	ȕho	ȕši / ùha / ušèsa
genitive	uha	ȗhā / ùšijū / ùšī / ušésā
dative	uhu	ušima / ušesima
accusative	uho	uši / uha / ušesa
vocative	uho	uši / uha / ušesa
locative	uhu	ušima / ušesima
instrumental	uhom	ušima / ušesima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uxóː/

Noun

uhọ̑ n

1. ear

Inflection

Declension of uho (neuter, s-stem, irregular)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	uho	ušesi	ušesa
accusative	uho	ušesi	ušesa
genitive	ušesa	ušes	ušes
dative	ušesu	ušesoma	ušesom
locative	ušesu	ušesih	ušesih
instrumental	ušesom	ušesoma	ušesi

Further reading

• “uho”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Veps

Etymology

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Noun

uho

1. blizzard, snowstorm

Inflection

Inflection of uho
nominative sing.	uho
genitive sing.	uhon
partitive sing.	uhod
partitive plur.	uhoid
	singular	plural
nominative	uho	uhod
accusative	uhon	uhod
genitive	uhon	uhoiden
partitive	uhod	uhoid
essive-instructive	uhon	uhoin
translative	uhoks	uhoikš
inessive	uhos	uhoiš
elative	uhospäi	uhoišpäi
illative	?	uhoiže
adessive	uhol	uhoil
ablative	uholpäi	uhoilpäi
allative	uhole	uhoile
abessive	uhota	uhoita
comitative	uhonke	uhoidenke
prolative	uhodme	uhoidme
approximative I	uhonno	uhoidenno
approximative II	uhonnoks	uhoidennoks
egressive	uhonnopäi	uhoidennopäi
terminative I	?	uhoižesai
terminative II	uholesai	uhoilesai
terminative III	uhossai	—
additive I	?	uhoižepäi
additive II	uholepäi	uhoilepäi

Synonyms

• tuho

Derived terms

• uhoku

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “вьюга, метель, пурга”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika