From Proto-Finnic *hiha, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šiša, possibly from earlier Proto-Finno-Permic *iša. Cognates include Proto-Samic *sësē, Erzya and Moksha ожа (oža).
hiha
| Inflection of hiha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hiha | hihat | |
| genitive | hihan | hihojen | |
| partitive | hihaa | hihoja | |
| illative | hihaan | hihoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hiha | hihat | |
| accusative | nom. | hiha | hihat |
| gen. | hihan | ||
| genitive | hihan | hihojen hihain rare | |
| partitive | hihaa | hihoja | |
| inessive | hihassa | hihoissa | |
| elative | hihasta | hihoista | |
| illative | hihaan | hihoihin | |
| adessive | hihalla | hihoilla | |
| ablative | hihalta | hihoilta | |
| allative | hihalle | hihoille | |
| essive | hihana | hihoina | |
| translative | hihaksi | hihoiksi | |
| abessive | hihatta | hihoitta | |
| instructive | — | hihoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||