huora
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *hoora, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ (“whore, adultress”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
huora
- (somewhat derogatory) prostitute, whore
- Synonym: thesaurus:prostituoitu
- (derogatory, vulgar) whore; promiscuous woman
- Synonyms: see lutka
- (offensive, vulgar) whore, slut, bitch; used as a general term of abuse at women
- (informal, often humorous) someone who will do anything for money
- Synonym: lutka
Declension edit
Inflection of huora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | huora | huorat | ||
genitive | huoran | huorien | ||
partitive | huoraa | huoria | ||
illative | huoraan | huoriin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | huora | huorat | ||
accusative | nom. | huora | huorat | |
gen. | huoran | |||
genitive | huoran | huorien huorainrare | ||
partitive | huoraa | huoria | ||
inessive | huorassa | huorissa | ||
elative | huorasta | huorista | ||
illative | huoraan | huoriin | ||
adessive | huoralla | huorilla | ||
ablative | huoralta | huorilta | ||
allative | huoralle | huorille | ||
essive | huorana | huorina | ||
translative | huoraksi | huoriksi | ||
abessive | huoratta | huoritta | ||
instructive | — | huorin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
- tehdä huorin (“to fornicate, commit adultery”) (biblical)
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Further reading edit
- “huora”, 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 2023-07-01