pyhä
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Finnic *pühä, from Proto-Finno-Permic *pišä. Cognates include Erzya пежеть (pežetʹ, “sin”). Alternatively possibly from a Germanic language, compare Proto-Germanic *wīhaz (“sacred, holy”), German weihen.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
pyhä (comparative pyhempi, superlative pyhin)
- holy, sacred
- (in compounds) Sunday, dominical, Sunday-go-to-meeting, holy etc.
- taboo, border
- Pyhäjoki = a border river (experienced as taboo)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of pyhä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pyhä | pyhät | |
| genitive | pyhän | pyhien | |
| partitive | pyhää | pyhiä | |
| illative | pyhään | pyhiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pyhä | pyhät | |
| accusative | nom. | pyhä | pyhät |
| gen. | pyhän | ||
| genitive | pyhän | pyhien pyhäinrare | |
| partitive | pyhää | pyhiä | |
| inessive | pyhässä | pyhissä | |
| elative | pyhästä | pyhistä | |
| illative | pyhään | pyhiin | |
| adessive | pyhällä | pyhillä | |
| ablative | pyhältä | pyhiltä | |
| allative | pyhälle | pyhille | |
| essive | pyhänä | pyhinä | |
| translative | pyhäksi | pyhiksi | |
| instructive | — | pyhin | |
| abessive | pyhättä | pyhittä | |
| comitative | — | pyhine | |
| Possessive forms of pyhä (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | pyhäni | pyhämme |
| 2nd person | pyhäsi | pyhänne |
| 3rd person | pyhänsä | |
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
CompoundsEdit
NounEdit
pyhä
- holiday; public holiday
- Synonym: pyhäpäivä
- (dialectal, colloquial) Sunday
- (capitalized) Saint
- Pyhä Yrjö = Saint George
- Synonym: pyhimys
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of pyhä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pyhä | pyhät | |
| genitive | pyhän | pyhien | |
| partitive | pyhää | pyhiä | |
| illative | pyhään | pyhiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pyhä | pyhät | |
| accusative | nom. | pyhä | pyhät |
| gen. | pyhän | ||
| genitive | pyhän | pyhien pyhäinrare | |
| partitive | pyhää | pyhiä | |
| inessive | pyhässä | pyhissä | |
| elative | pyhästä | pyhistä | |
| illative | pyhään | pyhiin | |
| adessive | pyhällä | pyhillä | |
| ablative | pyhältä | pyhiltä | |
| allative | pyhälle | pyhille | |
| essive | pyhänä | pyhinä | |
| translative | pyhäksi | pyhiksi | |
| instructive | — | pyhin | |
| abessive | pyhättä | pyhittä | |
| comitative | — | pyhineen | |
| Possessive forms of pyhä (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | pyhäni | pyhämme |
| 2nd person | pyhäsi | pyhänne |
| 3rd person | pyhänsä | |
Derived termsEdit
CompoundsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
AnagramsEdit
IngrianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Finnic *pühä. Cognates with Finnish pyhä and Estonian püha.
PronunciationEdit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpyhæ/, [ˈpyhæ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpyhæ/, [ˈpyhæ]
- Rhymes: -yhæ
- Hyphenation: py‧hä
AdjectiveEdit
pyhä (comparative pyhemp)
NounEdit
pyhä
| Previous: | soovotta |
|---|---|
| Next: | esmessarki |
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of pyhä (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | pyhä | pyhät |
| genitive | pyhän | pyhhiin |
| partitive | pyhhää | pyhhiä |
| illative | pyhhää | pyhhii |
| inessive | pyhäs | pyhis |
| elative | pyhäst | pyhist |
| allative | pyhälle | pyhille |
| adessive | pyhäl | pyhil |
| ablative | pyhält | pyhilt |
| translative | pyhäks | pyhiks |
| essive | pyhännä, pyhhään | pyhinnä, pyhhiin |
| exessive1) | pyhänt | pyhint |
| 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. | ||
SynonymsEdit
- (fasting): paasto
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 447
KarelianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Finnic *pühä. Cognates with Finnish pyhä and Estonian püha.
AdjectiveEdit
pyhä