haffi

Finnish

Etymology

From German Haff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑfːi/, [ˈhɑ̝fːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑfːi
• Syllabification^(key): haf‧fi

Noun

haffi

1. Haff; a bay or lagoon behind a spit

Declension

Inflection of haffi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		haffi	haffit
genitive		haffin	haffien
partitive		haffia	haffeja
illative		haffiin	haffeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		haffi	haffit
accusative	nom.	haffi	haffit
	gen.	haffin
genitive		haffin	haffien
partitive		haffia	haffeja
inessive		haffissa	haffeissa
elative		haffista	haffeista
illative		haffiin	haffeihin
adessive		haffilla	haffeilla
ablative		haffilta	haffeilta
allative		haffille	haffeille
essive		haffina	haffeina
translative		haffiksi	haffeiksi
abessive		haffitta	haffeitta
instructive		—	haffein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of haffi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haffini haffini accusative nom. haffini haffini gen. haffini genitive haffini haffieni partitive haffiani haffejani inessive haffissani haffeissani elative haffistani haffeistani illative haffiini haffeihini adessive haffillani haffeillani ablative haffiltani haffeiltani allative haffilleni haffeilleni essive haffinani haffeinani translative haffikseni haffeikseni abessive haffittani haffeittani instructive — — comitative — haffeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haffisi haffisi accusative nom. haffisi haffisi gen. haffisi genitive haffisi haffiesi partitive haffiasi haffejasi inessive haffissasi haffeissasi elative haffistasi haffeistasi illative haffiisi haffeihisi adessive haffillasi haffeillasi ablative haffiltasi haffeiltasi allative haffillesi haffeillesi essive haffinasi haffeinasi translative haffiksesi haffeiksesi abessive haffittasi haffeittasi instructive — — comitative — haffeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haffimme haffimme accusative nom. haffimme haffimme gen. haffimme genitive haffimme haffiemme partitive haffiamme haffejamme inessive haffissamme haffeissamme elative haffistamme haffeistamme illative haffiimme haffeihimme adessive haffillamme haffeillamme ablative haffiltamme haffeiltamme allative haffillemme haffeillemme essive haffinamme haffeinamme translative haffiksemme haffeiksemme abessive haffittamme haffeittamme instructive — — comitative — haffeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haffinne haffinne accusative nom. haffinne haffinne gen. haffinne genitive haffinne haffienne partitive haffianne haffejanne inessive haffissanne haffeissanne elative haffistanne haffeistanne illative haffiinne haffeihinne adessive haffillanne haffeillanne ablative haffiltanne haffeiltanne allative haffillenne haffeillenne essive haffinanne haffeinanne translative haffiksenne haffeiksenne abessive haffittanne haffeittanne instructive — — comitative — haffeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative haffinsa haffinsa accusative nom. haffinsa haffinsa gen. haffinsa genitive haffinsa haffiensa partitive haffiaan haffiansa haffejaan haffejansa inessive haffissaan haffissansa haffeissaan haffeissansa elative haffistaan haffistansa haffeistaan haffeistansa illative haffiinsa haffeihinsa adessive haffillaan haffillansa haffeillaan haffeillansa ablative haffiltaan haffiltansa haffeiltaan haffeiltansa allative haffilleen haffillensa haffeilleen haffeillensa essive haffinaan haffinansa haffeinaan haffeinansa translative haffikseen haffiksensa haffeikseen haffeiksensa abessive haffittaan haffittansa haffeittaan haffeittansa instructive — — comitative — haffeineen haffeinensa

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• afi, affi

Etymology

have +‎ fi, from English have to.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafi/ (h-dropping dialects)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhafi/

Verb

haffi

1. have to, must

   Mi haffi cook dina fi miself.

   I have to cook dinner for myself.

Further reading

• haffi at JamaicanPatwah.com