himu
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word himu. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word himu, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say himu in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word himu you have here. The definition of the word himu will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhimu, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *himo. Cognates include Votic imo and Finnish, Ingrian, Karelian, Livvi, Ludian, and Veps himo.
Pronunciation
Noun
himu (genitive himu, partitive himu)
- desire, wish, passion, craving, lust
- 1924, August Kitzberg, Ühe vana "tuuletallaja" noorpõlve mälestused, volume I, Tartu: Noor-Eesti, →ISBN, page 40:
- Oh kuidas neid igatsusega oodati, himuga osteti, mitte ainult, et näha millal vihma ehk lund tuleb, vaid pääasjalikult nende sabade pärast, oli uudist saada.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1954 January 29 [1938], A. H. Tammsaare, “Itaalia-reis”, in Sirp ja Vasar, number 5, page 7:
- Mõlemal oli nõnda nii imeliselt hea, sest mehe pilgus virvendas alles himu. Kuna naise palgeile tõusis häbipuna, tõusis juba täie teadmise taibuga, kui ütlemata hea on nõnda mehe pilgu ees punastada.
- It was so wonderfully good for both of them, because the man's gaze was full of lust. As a blush of shame rose on her cheeks, it rose with full knowledge of how unutterably good it was to blush thus before his gaze.
Declension
| Declension of himu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | himu | himud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | himu | ||
| genitive | himude | ||
| partitive | himu | himusid | |
| illative | himmu himusse |
himudesse | |
| inessive | himus | himudes | |
| elative | himust | himudest | |
| allative | himule | himudele | |
| adessive | himul | himudel | |
| ablative | himult | himudelt | |
| translative | himuks | himudeks | |
| terminative | himuni | himudeni | |
| essive | himuna | himudena | |
| abessive | himuta | himudeta | |
| comitative | himuga | himudega | |
Derived terms
Compounds
- abiellumishimu
- eluhimu
- hullamishimu
- hävitushimu
- joomahimu
- kaklushimu
- karjäärihimu
- kasuhimu
- klatšihimu
- kullahimu
- kuulsushimu
- kõmuhimu
- kättemaksuhimu
- lihahimu
- lobisemishimu
- lugemishimu
- lõbuhimu
- magusahimu
- naeruhimu
- naudinguhimu
- neimahimu
- patuhimu
- pilkamishimu
- protsessimishimu
- rahahimu
- reisihimu
- revanšihimu
- riiuhimu
- rikastumishimu
- rändamishimu
- rännuhimu
- saagihimu
- saamahimu
- seiklushimu
- sensatsioonihimu
- silmahimu
- suitsuhimu
- tapahimu
- tapmishimu
- tasuhimu
- tasumishimu
- teadmahimu
- teadmishimu
- teadusehimu
- teadushimu
- teohimu
- uimastihimu
- uudishimu
- valitsemishimu
- vallutushimu
- verehimu
- viinahimu
- võimuhimu
- võitlushimu
- õpihimu
- õppimishimu
References
- himu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “himu”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Hopi
Pronoun
himu