hannuhanhi

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Finnish

Etymology

From Hannu Hanhi, the Finnish name for the comic book character Gladstone Gander.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑnːuˌhɑnhi/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑnhi
  • Hyphenation(key): hannu‧hanhi

Noun

hannuhanhi (colloquial)

  1. lucky stiff (an unfairly lucky person)
    • 2013 February 3, Anssi Miettinen, “Kuka matkii ja ketä?”, in Helsingin Sanomat:
      Jo monen vuoden ajan Suomessa on kadehdittu Ruotsia, jonka taloudella menee meitä paremmin. Esimerkiksi finanssikriisistä ne hannuhanhet selvisivät vähemmin vaurioin.
      For years, Finns have envied Sweden, whose economy is doing better than ours. For example, the lucky stiffs survived the financial crisis with less damage.

Declension

Inflection of hannuhanhi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative hannuhanhi hannuhanhet
genitive hannuhanhen hannuhanhien
partitive hannuhanhea hannuhanhia
illative hannuhanheen hannuhanhiin
singular plural
nominative hannuhanhi hannuhanhet
accusative nom. hannuhanhi hannuhanhet
gen. hannuhanhen
genitive hannuhanhen hannuhanhien
partitive hannuhanhea hannuhanhia
inessive hannuhanhessa hannuhanhissa
elative hannuhanhesta hannuhanhista
illative hannuhanheen hannuhanhiin
adessive hannuhanhella hannuhanhilla
ablative hannuhanhelta hannuhanhilta
allative hannuhanhelle hannuhanhille
essive hannuhanhena hannuhanhina
translative hannuhanheksi hannuhanhiksi
abessive hannuhanhetta hannuhanhitta
instructive hannuhanhin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hannuhanhi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)

Synonyms