talviuni

Finnish

Etymology

talvi (“winter”) +‎ uni (“sleep”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlʋiˌuni/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lʋiˌuni]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Syllabification^(key): tal‧vi‧u‧ni

Noun

talviuni

1. (biology) hibernation, winter sleep, denning (state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter)

   nukkua talviunta ― to hibernate

Usage notes

• Talviuni and talvihorros are treated as synonyms by many speakers. In more specific usage talvihorros refers to a deep slumber in which the body temperature of the hibernating animal drops close to 0°C (e.g. with hedgehogs and bats) in order to minimize the consumption of energy. In the case of talviuni the temperature falls less, e.g. with the brown bear to 33°C from the normal 37°C.

Declension

Inflection of talviuni (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative		talviuni	talviunet
genitive		talviunen	talviunien talviunten
partitive		talviunta	talviunia
illative		talviuneen	talviuniin
		singular	plural
nominative		talviuni	talviunet
accusative	nom.	talviuni	talviunet
	gen.	talviunen
genitive		talviunen	talviunien talviunten
partitive		talviunta	talviunia
inessive		talviunessa	talviunissa
elative		talviunesta	talviunista
illative		talviuneen	talviuniin
adessive		talviunella	talviunilla
ablative		talviunelta	talviunilta
allative		talviunelle	talviunille
essive		talviunena	talviunina
translative		talviuneksi	talviuniksi
abessive		talviunetta	talviunitta
instructive		—	talviunin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of talviuni (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative talviuneni talviuneni accusative nom. talviuneni talviuneni gen. talviuneni genitive talviuneni talviunieni talviunteni partitive talviuntani talviuniani inessive talviunessani talviunissani elative talviunestani talviunistani illative talviuneeni talviuniini adessive talviunellani talviunillani ablative talviuneltani talviuniltani allative talviunelleni talviunilleni essive talviunenani talviuninani translative talviunekseni talviunikseni abessive talviunettani talviunittani instructive — — comitative — talviunineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative talviunesi talviunesi accusative nom. talviunesi talviunesi gen. talviunesi genitive talviunesi talviuniesi talviuntesi partitive talviuntasi talviuniasi inessive talviunessasi talviunissasi elative talviunestasi talviunistasi illative talviuneesi talviuniisi adessive talviunellasi talviunillasi ablative talviuneltasi talviuniltasi allative talviunellesi talviunillesi essive talviunenasi talviuninasi translative talviuneksesi talviuniksesi abessive talviunettasi talviunittasi instructive — — comitative — talviuninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative talviunemme talviunemme accusative nom. talviunemme talviunemme gen. talviunemme genitive talviunemme talviuniemme talviuntemme partitive talviuntamme talviuniamme inessive talviunessamme talviunissamme elative talviunestamme talviunistamme illative talviuneemme talviuniimme adessive talviunellamme talviunillamme ablative talviuneltamme talviuniltamme allative talviunellemme talviunillemme essive talviunenamme talviuninamme translative talviuneksemme talviuniksemme abessive talviunettamme talviunittamme instructive — — comitative — talviuninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative talviunenne talviunenne accusative nom. talviunenne talviunenne gen. talviunenne genitive talviunenne talviunienne talviuntenne partitive talviuntanne talviunianne inessive talviunessanne talviunissanne elative talviunestanne talviunistanne illative talviuneenne talviuniinne adessive talviunellanne talviunillanne ablative talviuneltanne talviuniltanne allative talviunellenne talviunillenne essive talviunenanne talviuninanne translative talviuneksenne talviuniksenne abessive talviunettanne talviunittanne instructive — — comitative — talviuninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative talviunensa talviunensa accusative nom. talviunensa talviunensa gen. talviunensa genitive talviunensa talviuniensa talviuntensa partitive talviuntaan talviuntansa talviuniaan talviuniansa inessive talviunessaan talviunessansa talviunissaan talviunissansa elative talviunestaan talviunestansa talviunistaan talviunistansa illative talviuneensa talviuniinsa adessive talviunellaan talviunellansa talviunillaan talviunillansa ablative talviuneltaan talviuneltansa talviuniltaan talviuniltansa allative talviunelleen talviunellensa talviunilleen talviunillensa essive talviunenaan talviunenansa talviuninaan talviuninansa translative talviunekseen talviuneksensa talviunikseen talviuniksensa abessive talviunettaan talviunettansa talviunittaan talviunittansa instructive — — comitative — talviunineen talviuninensa

See also

• talvihorros
• talvilepo

Further reading

• “talviuni”, 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