uuhi

'Are'are

Noun

uuhi

1. yam

Verb

uuhi

1. to blow

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uuhi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *uče, possibly from earlier Proto-Finno-Ugric *uwi-či, which could be borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognates include Estonian utt, Karelian uuhi, Veps uhu, Votic ut́i, Erzya утьша (utʹša), Moksha уча (uča), Komi-Permyak ыж (yž) and Mansi а̄сь (āsʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːhi/, [ˈuːɦi]
• Rhymes: -uːhi
• Syllabification^(key): uu‧hi

Noun

uuhi

1. ewe, especially one that has lambed

Declension

Inflection of uuhi (Kotus type 23/tiili, no gradation)
nominative		uuhi	uuhet
genitive		uuhen	uuhien
partitive		uuhta	uuhia
illative		uuheen	uuhiin
		singular	plural
nominative		uuhi	uuhet
accusative	nom.	uuhi	uuhet
	gen.	uuhen
genitive		uuhen	uuhien
partitive		uuhta	uuhia
inessive		uuhessa	uuhissa
elative		uuhesta	uuhista
illative		uuheen	uuhiin
adessive		uuhella	uuhilla
ablative		uuhelta	uuhilta
allative		uuhelle	uuhille
essive		uuhena	uuhina
translative		uuheksi	uuhiksi
instructive		—	uuhin
abessive		uuhetta	uuhitta
comitative		—	uuhineen

Possessive forms of uuhi (type tiili)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	uuheni	uuhemme
2nd person	uuhesi	uuhenne
3rd person	uuhensa