karhia

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See also: kärhiä

Finnish

Noun

karhia

  1. partitive plural of karhi

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhëda. Cognates include Finnish karhea and Estonian kare.

Pronunciation

Adjective

karhia (comparative karhiamp)

  1. rough, coarse
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Enemmittee meil ono mokompia kasvoloja, kumpiin valmistunneet plodat, vassakkaisest, tulloot kuivaks ja karhiaks.
      More frequently we have such plants, whose ripened fruits, to the contrary, become dry and coarse.

Declension

Declension of karhia (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative karhia karhiat
genitive karhian karhioin
partitive karhiaa karhioja
illative karhiaa karhioihe
inessive karhiaas karhiois
elative karhiast karhioist
allative karhialle karhioille
adessive karhiaal karhioil
ablative karhialt karhioilt
translative karhiaks karhioiks
essive karhianna, karhiaan karhioinna, karhioin
exessive1) karhiant karhioint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Votic: karhia

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3
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