hitu

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See also: hitű

Faroese

Verb

hitu

  1. (Suðuroy) plural past of eita

Finnish

Etymology

Probably sound-symbolic. Compare hippu, hiven, rahtu.

Pronunciation

Noun

hitu

  1. bit, little bit, tiny bit, ounce, iota

Declension

Inflection of hitu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative hitu hidut
genitive hidun hitujen
partitive hitua hituja
illative hituun hituihin
singular plural
nominative hitu hidut
accusative nom. hitu hidut
gen. hidun
genitive hidun hitujen
partitive hitua hituja
inessive hidussa hiduissa
elative hidusta hiduista
illative hituun hituihin
adessive hidulla hiduilla
ablative hidulta hiduilta
allative hidulle hiduille
essive hituna hituina
translative hiduksi hiduiksi
abessive hidutta hiduitta
instructive hiduin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hitu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hituni hituni
accusative nom. hituni hituni
gen. hituni
genitive hituni hitujeni
partitive hituani hitujani
inessive hidussani hiduissani
elative hidustani hiduistani
illative hituuni hituihini
adessive hidullani hiduillani
ablative hidultani hiduiltani
allative hidulleni hiduilleni
essive hitunani hituinani
translative hidukseni hiduikseni
abessive hiduttani hiduittani
instructive
comitative hituineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hitusi hitusi
accusative nom. hitusi hitusi
gen. hitusi
genitive hitusi hitujesi
partitive hituasi hitujasi
inessive hidussasi hiduissasi
elative hidustasi hiduistasi
illative hituusi hituihisi
adessive hidullasi hiduillasi
ablative hidultasi hiduiltasi
allative hidullesi hiduillesi
essive hitunasi hituinasi
translative hiduksesi hiduiksesi
abessive hiduttasi hiduittasi
instructive
comitative hituinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hitumme hitumme
accusative nom. hitumme hitumme
gen. hitumme
genitive hitumme hitujemme
partitive hituamme hitujamme
inessive hidussamme hiduissamme
elative hidustamme hiduistamme
illative hituumme hituihimme
adessive hidullamme hiduillamme
ablative hidultamme hiduiltamme
allative hidullemme hiduillemme
essive hitunamme hituinamme
translative hiduksemme hiduiksemme
abessive hiduttamme hiduittamme
instructive
comitative hituinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hitunne hitunne
accusative nom. hitunne hitunne
gen. hitunne
genitive hitunne hitujenne
partitive hituanne hitujanne
inessive hidussanne hiduissanne
elative hidustanne hiduistanne
illative hituunne hituihinne
adessive hidullanne hiduillanne
ablative hidultanne hiduiltanne
allative hidullenne hiduillenne
essive hitunanne hituinanne
translative hiduksenne hiduiksenne
abessive hiduttanne hiduittanne
instructive
comitative hituinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hitunsa hitunsa
accusative nom. hitunsa hitunsa
gen. hitunsa
genitive hitunsa hitujensa
partitive hituaan
hituansa
hitujaan
hitujansa
inessive hidussaan
hidussansa
hiduissaan
hiduissansa
elative hidustaan
hidustansa
hiduistaan
hiduistansa
illative hituunsa hituihinsa
adessive hidullaan
hidullansa
hiduillaan
hiduillansa
ablative hidultaan
hidultansa
hiduiltaan
hiduiltansa
allative hidulleen
hidullensa
hiduilleen
hiduillensa
essive hitunaan
hitunansa
hituinaan
hituinansa
translative hidukseen
hiduksensa
hiduikseen
hiduiksensa
abessive hiduttaan
hiduttansa
hiduittaan
hiduittansa
instructive
comitative hituineen
hituinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

Anagrams

Mambae

Numeral

hitu

  1. seven

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers
 <  6 7 8  > 
    Cardinal : hitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu. Cognates include Hawaiian hiku and Maori whitu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhi.tu/
  • Hyphenation: hi‧tu

Numeral

hitu

  1. seven

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 172
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

Sikaiana

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

hitu

  1. seven

Tahitian

Tahitian cardinal numbers
 <  6 7 8  > 
    Cardinal : hitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

hitu

  1. seven
    nā taʻata/tāʻata e hituseven people

Derived terms

Tboli

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

hitu

  1. seven

Tetum

Etymology

From *pitu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

hitu

  1. seven