See also: kärhiä

Finnish edit

Noun edit

karhia

  1. partitive plural of karhi

Anagrams edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *karhëda. Cognates include Finnish karhea and Estonian kare.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

karhia (comparative karhiamp)

  1. rough, coarse
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Enemmittee meil ono mokompia kasvoloja, kumpiin valmistunneet plodat, vassakkaisest, tulloot kuivaks ja karhiaks.
      More frequently we have such plants, whose ripened fruits, to the contrary, become dry and coarse.

Declension edit

Declension of karhia (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karhia karhiat
genitive karhian karhioin
partitive karhiaa karhioja
illative karhiaa karhioihe
inessive karhiaas karhiois
elative karhiast karhioist
allative karhialle karhioille
adessive karhiaal karhioil
ablative karhialt karhioilt
translative karhiaks karhioiks
essive karhianna, karhiaan karhioinna, karhioin
exessive1) karhiant karhioint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Votic: karhia

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3