uho

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuhoˣ/, [ˈuɦo̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uho
• Syllabification^(key): 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
abessive		uhotta	uhoitta
instructive		—	uhoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uhoni uhoni accusative nom. uhoni uhoni gen. uhoni genitive uhoni uhojeni partitive uhoani uhojani inessive uhossani uhoissani elative uhostani uhoistani illative uhooni uhoihini adessive uhollani uhoillani ablative uholtani uhoiltani allative uholleni uhoilleni essive uhonani uhoinani translative uhokseni uhoikseni abessive uhottani uhoittani instructive — — comitative — uhoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uhosi uhosi accusative nom. uhosi uhosi gen. uhosi genitive uhosi uhojesi partitive uhoasi uhojasi inessive uhossasi uhoissasi elative uhostasi uhoistasi illative uhoosi uhoihisi adessive uhollasi uhoillasi ablative uholtasi uhoiltasi allative uhollesi uhoillesi essive uhonasi uhoinasi translative uhoksesi uhoiksesi abessive uhottasi uhoittasi instructive — — comitative — uhoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uhomme uhomme accusative nom. uhomme uhomme gen. uhomme genitive uhomme uhojemme partitive uhoamme uhojamme inessive uhossamme uhoissamme elative uhostamme uhoistamme illative uhoomme uhoihimme adessive uhollamme uhoillamme ablative uholtamme uhoiltamme allative uhollemme uhoillemme essive uhonamme uhoinamme translative uhoksemme uhoiksemme abessive uhottamme uhoittamme instructive — — comitative — uhoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uhonne uhonne accusative nom. uhonne uhonne gen. uhonne genitive uhonne uhojenne partitive uhoanne uhojanne inessive uhossanne uhoissanne elative uhostanne uhoistanne illative uhoonne uhoihinne adessive uhollanne uhoillanne ablative uholtanne uhoiltanne allative uhollenne uhoillenne essive uhonanne uhoinanne translative uhoksenne uhoiksenne abessive uhottanne uhoittanne instructive — — comitative — uhoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uhonsa uhonsa accusative nom. uhonsa uhonsa gen. uhonsa genitive uhonsa uhojensa partitive uhoaan uhoansa uhojaan uhojansa inessive uhossaan uhossansa uhoissaan uhoissansa elative uhostaan uhostansa uhoistaan uhoistansa illative uhoonsa uhoihinsa adessive uhollaan uhollansa uhoillaan uhoillansa ablative uholtaan uholtansa uhoiltaan uhoiltansa allative uholleen uhollensa uhoilleen uhoillensa essive uhonaan uhonansa uhoinaan uhoinansa translative uhokseen uhoksensa uhoikseen uhoiksensa abessive uhottaan uhottansa uhoittaan uhoittansa instructive — — comitative — uhoineen uhoinensa

Derived terms

• uhota

 

Related terms

• uhota

Further reading

• “uho”, 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 2023-07-03

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ȕvo (Serbia)

Etymology

Inherited 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

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)
nom. sing.	uho
gen. sing.	ušesa
	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
• “uho”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.hʲo]
• Hyphenation: u‧ho

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *uso. Cognates include Nuguria uso and Samoan uso.

Noun

uho

1. (to a male) brother
2. (to a male) male cousin
3. (to a female) sister
4. (to a female) female cousin
5. a pair of siblings of the same sex

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *uso. Cognates include Tongan uho and Niuean uho.

Noun

uho

1. (botany) pith

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 48

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

uho

1. blizzard, snowstorm

Inflection

Inflection of uho (inflection type 1/ilo)
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	uhoze	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	uhozesai	uhoižesai
terminative II	uholesai	uhoilesai
terminative III	uhossai	—
additive I	uhozepäi	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]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika