ruokahalu

Finnish

Etymology

Compound of ruoka (“food”) +‎ halu (“desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruo̯kɑˌhɑlu/, [ˈruo̞̯kɑˌhɑlu]
• Rhymes: -ɑlu
• Syllabification: ruo‧ka‧ha‧lu

Noun

ruokahalu

1. appetite

   Hyvää ruokahalua!

   Bon appétit!

Declension

Inflection of ruokahalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ruokahalu	ruokahalut
genitive		ruokahalun	ruokahalujen
partitive		ruokahalua	ruokahaluja
illative		ruokahaluun	ruokahaluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ruokahalu	ruokahalut
accusative	nom.	ruokahalu	ruokahalut
	gen.	ruokahalun
genitive		ruokahalun	ruokahalujen
partitive		ruokahalua	ruokahaluja
inessive		ruokahalussa	ruokahaluissa
elative		ruokahalusta	ruokahaluista
illative		ruokahaluun	ruokahaluihin
adessive		ruokahalulla	ruokahaluilla
ablative		ruokahalulta	ruokahaluilta
allative		ruokahalulle	ruokahaluille
essive		ruokahaluna	ruokahaluina
translative		ruokahaluksi	ruokahaluiksi
instructive		—	ruokahaluin
abessive		ruokahalutta	ruokahaluitta
comitative		—	ruokahaluineen

Possessive forms of ruokahalu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	ruokahaluni	ruokahalumme
2nd person	ruokahalusi	ruokahalunne
3rd person	ruokahalunsa