roihu

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly sound-symbolic. Related to Karelian roihuta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroi̯hu/, [ˈro̞i̯ɦu]
• Rhymes: -oihu
• Syllabification^(key): roi‧hu

Noun

roihu

1. blaze (fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light)

Declension

Inflection of roihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		roihu	roihut
genitive		roihun	roihujen
partitive		roihua	roihuja
illative		roihuun	roihuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		roihu	roihut
accusative	nom.	roihu	roihut
	gen.	roihun
genitive		roihun	roihujen
partitive		roihua	roihuja
inessive		roihussa	roihuissa
elative		roihusta	roihuista
illative		roihuun	roihuihin
adessive		roihulla	roihuilla
ablative		roihulta	roihuilta
allative		roihulle	roihuille
essive		roihuna	roihuina
translative		roihuksi	roihuiksi
abessive		roihutta	roihuitta
instructive		—	roihuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of roihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roihuni roihuni accusative nom. roihuni roihuni gen. roihuni genitive roihuni roihujeni partitive roihuani roihujani inessive roihussani roihuissani elative roihustani roihuistani illative roihuuni roihuihini adessive roihullani roihuillani ablative roihultani roihuiltani allative roihulleni roihuilleni essive roihunani roihuinani translative roihukseni roihuikseni abessive roihuttani roihuittani instructive — — comitative — roihuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roihusi roihusi accusative nom. roihusi roihusi gen. roihusi genitive roihusi roihujesi partitive roihuasi roihujasi inessive roihussasi roihuissasi elative roihustasi roihuistasi illative roihuusi roihuihisi adessive roihullasi roihuillasi ablative roihultasi roihuiltasi allative roihullesi roihuillesi essive roihunasi roihuinasi translative roihuksesi roihuiksesi abessive roihuttasi roihuittasi instructive — — comitative — roihuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roihumme roihumme accusative nom. roihumme roihumme gen. roihumme genitive roihumme roihujemme partitive roihuamme roihujamme inessive roihussamme roihuissamme elative roihustamme roihuistamme illative roihuumme roihuihimme adessive roihullamme roihuillamme ablative roihultamme roihuiltamme allative roihullemme roihuillemme essive roihunamme roihuinamme translative roihuksemme roihuiksemme abessive roihuttamme roihuittamme instructive — — comitative — roihuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roihunne roihunne accusative nom. roihunne roihunne gen. roihunne genitive roihunne roihujenne partitive roihuanne roihujanne inessive roihussanne roihuissanne elative roihustanne roihuistanne illative roihuunne roihuihinne adessive roihullanne roihuillanne ablative roihultanne roihuiltanne allative roihullenne roihuillenne essive roihunanne roihuinanne translative roihuksenne roihuiksenne abessive roihuttanne roihuittanne instructive — — comitative — roihuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative roihunsa roihunsa accusative nom. roihunsa roihunsa gen. roihunsa genitive roihunsa roihujensa partitive roihuaan roihuansa roihujaan roihujansa inessive roihussaan roihussansa roihuissaan roihuissansa elative roihustaan roihustansa roihuistaan roihuistansa illative roihuunsa roihuihinsa adessive roihullaan roihullansa roihuillaan roihuillansa ablative roihultaan roihultansa roihuiltaan roihuiltansa allative roihulleen roihullensa roihuilleen roihuillensa essive roihunaan roihunansa roihuinaan roihuinansa translative roihukseen roihuksensa roihuikseen roihuiksensa abessive roihuttaan roihuttansa roihuittaan roihuittansa instructive — — comitative — roihuineen roihuinensa

Derived terms

• roihahtaa
• roihuta

 

compounds

• Roihupelto
• Roihuvuori

 

Further reading

• “roihu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• houri, rouhi