Probably a back-formation of the illative form harhaan, meaning "astray" but perhaps originally "apart", metathesized form of harahan, originally the illative of hara (compare hara > haralle (“apart”)).
harha
Inflection of harha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | harha | harhat | |
genitive | harhan | harhojen | |
partitive | harhaa | harhoja | |
illative | harhaan | harhoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | harha | harhat | |
accusative | nom. | harha | harhat |
gen. | harhan | ||
genitive | harhan | harhojen harhain rare | |
partitive | harhaa | harhoja | |
inessive | harhassa | harhoissa | |
elative | harhasta | harhoista | |
illative | harhaan | harhoihin | |
adessive | harhalla | harhoilla | |
ablative | harhalta | harhoilta | |
allative | harhalle | harhoille | |
essive | harhana | harhoina | |
translative | harhaksi | harhoiksi | |
abessive | harhatta | harhoitta | |
instructive | — | harhoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |