hanhi
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word hanhi. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word hanhi, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say hanhi in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word hanhi you have here. The definition of the word hanhi will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhanhi, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hanhi.
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hanhi, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís (compare Lithuanian žąsis). Compare Erzya шенже (šenže, “duck”), which was probably borrowed from the same Balto-Slavic source.
Pronunciation
Noun
hanhi
Declension
| Inflection of hanhi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hanhi | hanhet | ||
| genitive | hanhen | hanhien | ||
| partitive | hanhea | hanhia | ||
| illative | hanheen | hanhiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | hanhi | hanhet | ||
| accusative | nom. | hanhi | hanhet | |
| gen. | hanhen | |||
| genitive | hanhen | hanhien | ||
| partitive | hanhea | hanhia | ||
| inessive | hanhessa | hanhissa | ||
| elative | hanhesta | hanhista | ||
| illative | hanheen | hanhiin | ||
| adessive | hanhella | hanhilla | ||
| ablative | hanhelta | hanhilta | ||
| allative | hanhelle | hanhille | ||
| essive | hanhena | hanhina | ||
| translative | hanheksi | hanhiksi | ||
| abessive | hanhetta | hanhitta | ||
| instructive | — | hanhin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
- afrikanhanhi
- eskimohanhi
- hanhenkaula
- hanhenkynä
- hanhenmaksa
- hanhenmarssi
- hanhenmuna
- hanhenpaisti
- hanhenpaju
- hanhenpoika
- hanhenrinta
- hanhensulka
- hanhiemo
- hanhikorppikotka
- Hanhikoski
- hanhikukko
- hanhilauma
- Hanhimäki
- Hanhineva
- hanhipaisti
- Hanhisalo
- Hanhisuanto
- Hanhivaara
- harmaahanhi
- havaijinhanhi
- joutsenhanhi
- kanadanhanhi
- kesyhanhi
- kiljuhanhi
- kyhmyhanhi
- kynsihanhi
- lumihanhi
- lyhytnokkahanhi
- merihanhi
- metsähanhi
- mustaposkihanhi
- punakaulahanhi
- puuhanhi
- syöttöhanhi
- tiibetinhanhi
- tundrahanhi
- valkoposkihanhi
- villihanhi
References
Further reading
- “hanhi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hanhi. Cognates with Finnish hanhi and Estonian hani.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑni/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑnhi/,
- Rhymes: -ɑni, -ɑnhi
- Hyphenation: han‧hi
Noun
hanhi
- goose
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:
- Hanhet lentäät - hallat tulloot.
- The geese fly - winter season is coming.
Declension
| Declension of hanhi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hanhi | hanhet |
| genitive | hanhen | hanhiin, hanhiloin |
| partitive | hanhia | hanhija, hanhiloja |
| illative | hanhee | hanhii, hanhiloihe |
| inessive | hanhees | hanhiis, hanhilois |
| elative | hanhest | hanhist, hanhiloist |
| allative | hanhelle | hanhille, hanhiloille |
| adessive | hanheel | hanhiil, hanhiloil |
| ablative | hanhelt | hanhilt, hanhiloilt |
| translative | hanheks | hanhiks, hanhiloiks |
| essive | hanhenna, hanheen | hanhinna, hanhiloinna, hanhiin, hanhiloin |
| exessive1) | hanhent | hanhint, hanhiloint |
| 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
- (folk poetic) hano
Derived terms
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 44
Karelian
| North Karelian (Viena) |
hanhi |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
hanhi |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hanhi. Cognates include Finnish hanhi and Estonian hani.
Pronunciation
Noun
hanhi (genitive hanhen, partitive hanhie)
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of hanhi (type 3/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hanhi | hanhet | |
| genitive | hanhen | hanhien | |
| partitive | hanhie | hanhija | |
| illative | hanhih | hanhiloih | |
| inessive | hanhešša | hanhiloissa | |
| elative | hanhešta | hanhiloista | |
| adessive | hanhella | hanhiloilla | |
| ablative | hanhelta | hanhiloilta | |
| translative | hanhekši | hanhiloiksi | |
| essive | hanhina | hanhiloina | |
| comitative | — | hanhiloineh | |
| abessive | hanhetta | hanhiloitta | |
| Tver Karelian declension of hanhi (type 3/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hanhi | hanhet | |
| genitive | hanhen | hanhiloin | |
| partitive | hanhie | hanhiloida | |
| illative | hanhih | hanhiloih | |
| inessive | hanhešša | hanhiloissa | |
| elative | hanhešta | hanhiloista | |
| adessive | hanhella | hanhiloilla | |
| ablative | hanhelda | hanhiloilda | |
| translative | hanhekši | hanhiloiksi | |
| essive | hanhina | hanhiloina | |
| comitative | hanhenke | hanhiloinke | |
| abessive | hanhetta | hanhiloitta | |
| Possessive forms of hanhi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hanheni | |
| 2nd person | hanheš | |
| 3rd person | hanheh | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||