Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *korho (compare dialectal Estonian kore, Karelian korhota, Livonian koʾŕŕi, Ludian korhištada, Veps korhotōdāzhe). The original meaning of the root was probably "to stand up, rise up", and all senses can be explained from this:

  • frizzy hair stands in a variety of directions,
  • sturdy/hulking people stand tall (i.e. rise above other people),
  • someone who is hard of hearing has to perk up (lift) their ears to hear better,
  • while the sense "proud, haughty" can most simply be explained as from the sense "sturdy, hulking", as someone who tries to make themselves look big.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkorho/, [ˈko̞rho̞]
  • Rhymes: -orho
  • Syllabification(key): kor‧ho

Adjective edit

korho (dialectal)

  1. (of hair) frizzy
  2. (Tavastia) sturdy, hulking
  3. deaf, hard of hearing
  4. (Lapland) proud, haughty

Declension edit

Inflection of korho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative korho korhot
genitive korhon korhojen
partitive korhoa korhoja
illative korhoon korhoihin
singular plural
nominative korho korhot
accusative nom. korho korhot
gen. korhon
genitive korhon korhojen
partitive korhoa korhoja
inessive korhossa korhoissa
elative korhosta korhoista
illative korhoon korhoihin
adessive korholla korhoilla
ablative korholta korhoilta
allative korholle korhoille
essive korhona korhoina
translative korhoksi korhoiksi
abessive korhotta korhoitta
instructive korhoin
comitative korhoine
Possessive forms of korho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korhoni korhoni
accusative nom. korhoni korhoni
gen. korhoni
genitive korhoni korhojeni
partitive korhoani korhojani
inessive korhossani korhoissani
elative korhostani korhoistani
illative korhooni korhoihini
adessive korhollani korhoillani
ablative korholtani korhoiltani
allative korholleni korhoilleni
essive korhonani korhoinani
translative korhokseni korhoikseni
abessive korhottani korhoittani
instructive
comitative korhoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korhosi korhosi
accusative nom. korhosi korhosi
gen. korhosi
genitive korhosi korhojesi
partitive korhoasi korhojasi
inessive korhossasi korhoissasi
elative korhostasi korhoistasi
illative korhoosi korhoihisi
adessive korhollasi korhoillasi
ablative korholtasi korhoiltasi
allative korhollesi korhoillesi
essive korhonasi korhoinasi
translative korhoksesi korhoiksesi
abessive korhottasi korhoittasi
instructive
comitative korhoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative korhomme korhomme
accusative nom. korhomme korhomme
gen. korhomme
genitive korhomme korhojemme
partitive korhoamme korhojamme
inessive korhossamme korhoissamme
elative korhostamme korhoistamme
illative korhoomme korhoihimme
adessive korhollamme korhoillamme
ablative korholtamme korhoiltamme
allative korhollemme korhoillemme
essive korhonamme korhoinamme
translative korhoksemme korhoiksemme
abessive korhottamme korhoittamme
instructive
comitative korhoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative korhonne korhonne
accusative nom. korhonne korhonne
gen. korhonne
genitive korhonne korhojenne
partitive korhoanne korhojanne
inessive korhossanne korhoissanne
elative korhostanne korhoistanne
illative korhoonne korhoihinne
adessive korhollanne korhoillanne
ablative korholtanne korhoiltanne
allative korhollenne korhoillenne
essive korhonanne korhoinanne
translative korhoksenne korhoiksenne
abessive korhottanne korhoittanne
instructive
comitative korhoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative korhonsa korhonsa
accusative nom. korhonsa korhonsa
gen. korhonsa
genitive korhonsa korhojensa
partitive korhoaan
korhoansa
korhojaan
korhojansa
inessive korhossaan
korhossansa
korhoissaan
korhoissansa
elative korhostaan
korhostansa
korhoistaan
korhoistansa
illative korhoonsa korhoihinsa
adessive korhollaan
korhollansa
korhoillaan
korhoillansa
ablative korholtaan
korholtansa
korhoiltaan
korhoiltansa
allative korholleen
korhollensa
korhoilleen
korhoillensa
essive korhonaan
korhonansa
korhoinaan
korhoinansa
translative korhokseen
korhoksensa
korhoikseen
korhoiksensa
abessive korhottaan
korhottansa
korhoittaan
korhoittansa
instructive
comitative korhoineen
korhoinensa

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