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Etymology

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A word inspired by, on one hand, the root lui- referring to sliding things (metathetically related to liukua) as seen in luisu and dialectal luikas, the semantic link between sliding or slipping and sneakiness being apparent, and on the other, by the word luimu- referring to pinned ears, for which variants with -h- have also been recorded; one must also note luikkia (to sneak away) and dialectal liuha (sly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlui̯hu/, [ˈlui̯ɦu]
  • Rhymes: -uihu
  • Syllabification(key): lui‧hu

Adjective

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luihu (comparative luihumpi, superlative luihuin)

  1. sneaky, sly, wily, deceptive

Declension

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Inflection of luihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative luihu luihut
genitive luihun luihujen
partitive luihua luihuja
illative luihuun luihuihin
singular plural
nominative luihu luihut
accusative nom. luihu luihut
gen. luihun
genitive luihun luihujen
partitive luihua luihuja
inessive luihussa luihuissa
elative luihusta luihuista
illative luihuun luihuihin
adessive luihulla luihuilla
ablative luihulta luihuilta
allative luihulle luihuille
essive luihuna luihuina
translative luihuksi luihuiksi
abessive luihutta luihuitta
instructive luihuin
comitative luihuine
Possessive forms of luihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative luihuni luihuni
accusative nom. luihuni luihuni
gen. luihuni
genitive luihuni luihujeni
partitive luihuani luihujani
inessive luihussani luihuissani
elative luihustani luihuistani
illative luihuuni luihuihini
adessive luihullani luihuillani
ablative luihultani luihuiltani
allative luihulleni luihuilleni
essive luihunani luihuinani
translative luihukseni luihuikseni
abessive luihuttani luihuittani
instructive
comitative luihuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative luihusi luihusi
accusative nom. luihusi luihusi
gen. luihusi
genitive luihusi luihujesi
partitive luihuasi luihujasi
inessive luihussasi luihuissasi
elative luihustasi luihuistasi
illative luihuusi luihuihisi
adessive luihullasi luihuillasi
ablative luihultasi luihuiltasi
allative luihullesi luihuillesi
essive luihunasi luihuinasi
translative luihuksesi luihuiksesi
abessive luihuttasi luihuittasi
instructive
comitative luihuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative luihumme luihumme
accusative nom. luihumme luihumme
gen. luihumme
genitive luihumme luihujemme
partitive luihuamme luihujamme
inessive luihussamme luihuissamme
elative luihustamme luihuistamme
illative luihuumme luihuihimme
adessive luihullamme luihuillamme
ablative luihultamme luihuiltamme
allative luihullemme luihuillemme
essive luihunamme luihuinamme
translative luihuksemme luihuiksemme
abessive luihuttamme luihuittamme
instructive
comitative luihuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative luihunne luihunne
accusative nom. luihunne luihunne
gen. luihunne
genitive luihunne luihujenne
partitive luihuanne luihujanne
inessive luihussanne luihuissanne
elative luihustanne luihuistanne
illative luihuunne luihuihinne
adessive luihullanne luihuillanne
ablative luihultanne luihuiltanne
allative luihullenne luihuillenne
essive luihunanne luihuinanne
translative luihuksenne luihuiksenne
abessive luihuttanne luihuittanne
instructive
comitative luihuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative luihunsa luihunsa
accusative nom. luihunsa luihunsa
gen. luihunsa
genitive luihunsa luihujensa
partitive luihuaan
luihuansa
luihujaan
luihujansa
inessive luihussaan
luihussansa
luihuissaan
luihuissansa
elative luihustaan
luihustansa
luihuistaan
luihuistansa
illative luihuunsa luihuihinsa
adessive luihullaan
luihullansa
luihuillaan
luihuillansa
ablative luihultaan
luihultansa
luihuiltaan
luihuiltansa
allative luihulleen
luihullensa
luihuilleen
luihuillensa
essive luihunaan
luihunansa
luihuinaan
luihuinansa
translative luihukseen
luihuksensa
luihuikseen
luihuiksensa
abessive luihuttaan
luihuttansa
luihuittaan
luihuittansa
instructive
comitative luihuineen
luihuinensa

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