karhia

See also: kärhiä

Finnish

Noun

karhia

1. partitive plural of karhi

Anagrams

• kihara

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhëda. Cognates include Finnish karhea and Estonian kare.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑriɑ/, [ˈkɑrːe̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrhiɑ/, [ˈkɑrhiɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑreː, -ɑrhiɑ
• Hyphenation: kar‧hi‧a

Adjective

karhia (comparative karhiamp)

1. rough, coarse
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Enemmittee meil ono mokompia kasvoloja, kumpiin valmistunneet plodat, vassakkaisest, tulloot kuivaks ja karhiaks.

     More frequently we have such plants, whose ripened fruits, to the contrary, become dry and coarse.

Declension

Declension of karhia (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	karhia	karhiat
genitive	karhian	karhioin
partitive	karhiaa	karhioja
illative	karhiaa	karhioihe
inessive	karhiaas	karhiois
elative	karhiast	karhioist
allative	karhialle	karhioille
adessive	karhiaal	karhioil
ablative	karhialt	karhioilt
translative	karhiaks	karhioiks
essive	karhianna, karhiaan	karhioinna, karhioin
exessive1)	karhiant	karhioint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• karskia

Descendants

• → Votic: karhia

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3