Rihu

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from briha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrihu/, [ˈriɦu]
• Rhymes: -ihu
• Syllabification^(key): Ri‧hu

Proper noun

Rihu

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Rihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Rihu	Rihut
genitive		Rihun	Rihujen
partitive		Rihua	Rihuja
illative		Rihuun	Rihuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rihu	Rihut
accusative	nom.	Rihu	Rihut
	gen.	Rihun
genitive		Rihun	Rihujen
partitive		Rihua	Rihuja
inessive		Rihussa	Rihuissa
elative		Rihusta	Rihuista
illative		Rihuun	Rihuihin
adessive		Rihulla	Rihuilla
ablative		Rihulta	Rihuilta
allative		Rihulle	Rihuille
essive		Rihuna	Rihuina
translative		Rihuksi	Rihuiksi
abessive		Rihutta	Rihuitta
instructive		—	Rihuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rihuni Rihuni accusative nom. Rihuni Rihuni gen. Rihuni genitive Rihuni Rihujeni partitive Rihuani Rihujani inessive Rihussani Rihuissani elative Rihustani Rihuistani illative Rihuuni Rihuihini adessive Rihullani Rihuillani ablative Rihultani Rihuiltani allative Rihulleni Rihuilleni essive Rihunani Rihuinani translative Rihukseni Rihuikseni abessive Rihuttani Rihuittani instructive — — comitative — Rihuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rihusi Rihusi accusative nom. Rihusi Rihusi gen. Rihusi genitive Rihusi Rihujesi partitive Rihuasi Rihujasi inessive Rihussasi Rihuissasi elative Rihustasi Rihuistasi illative Rihuusi Rihuihisi adessive Rihullasi Rihuillasi ablative Rihultasi Rihuiltasi allative Rihullesi Rihuillesi essive Rihunasi Rihuinasi translative Rihuksesi Rihuiksesi abessive Rihuttasi Rihuittasi instructive — — comitative — Rihuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rihumme Rihumme accusative nom. Rihumme Rihumme gen. Rihumme genitive Rihumme Rihujemme partitive Rihuamme Rihujamme inessive Rihussamme Rihuissamme elative Rihustamme Rihuistamme illative Rihuumme Rihuihimme adessive Rihullamme Rihuillamme ablative Rihultamme Rihuiltamme allative Rihullemme Rihuillemme essive Rihunamme Rihuinamme translative Rihuksemme Rihuiksemme abessive Rihuttamme Rihuittamme instructive — — comitative — Rihuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rihunne Rihunne accusative nom. Rihunne Rihunne gen. Rihunne genitive Rihunne Rihujenne partitive Rihuanne Rihujanne inessive Rihussanne Rihuissanne elative Rihustanne Rihuistanne illative Rihuunne Rihuihinne adessive Rihullanne Rihuillanne ablative Rihultanne Rihuiltanne allative Rihullenne Rihuillenne essive Rihunanne Rihuinanne translative Rihuksenne Rihuiksenne abessive Rihuttanne Rihuittanne instructive — — comitative — Rihuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rihunsa Rihunsa accusative nom. Rihunsa Rihunsa gen. Rihunsa genitive Rihunsa Rihujensa partitive Rihuaan Rihuansa Rihujaan Rihujansa inessive Rihussaan Rihussansa Rihuissaan Rihuissansa elative Rihustaan Rihustansa Rihuistaan Rihuistansa illative Rihuunsa Rihuihinsa adessive Rihullaan Rihullansa Rihuillaan Rihuillansa ablative Rihultaan Rihultansa Rihuiltaan Rihuiltansa allative Rihulleen Rihullensa Rihuilleen Rihuillensa essive Rihunaan Rihunansa Rihuinaan Rihuinansa translative Rihukseen Rihuksensa Rihuikseen Rihuiksensa abessive Rihuttaan Rihuttansa Rihuittaan Rihuittansa instructive — — comitative — Rihuineen Rihuinensa

Statistics

• Rihu is the 4038^th (tied with 20 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 186 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.