kauhu

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Finnish

Etymology

kauh- +‎ -u, from the same origin as kauhea.

Pronunciation

Noun

kauhu

  1. horror, terror, dread (feeling of profound fear)
  2. horror, terror (thing or person arousing horror)
  3. horror (genre of fiction)

Declension

Inflection of kauhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kauhu kauhut
genitive kauhun kauhujen
partitive kauhua kauhuja
illative kauhuun kauhuihin
singular plural
nominative kauhu kauhut
accusative nom. kauhu kauhut
gen. kauhun
genitive kauhun kauhujen
partitive kauhua kauhuja
inessive kauhussa kauhuissa
elative kauhusta kauhuista
illative kauhuun kauhuihin
adessive kauhulla kauhuilla
ablative kauhulta kauhuilta
allative kauhulle kauhuille
essive kauhuna kauhuina
translative kauhuksi kauhuiksi
abessive kauhutta kauhuitta
instructive — kauhuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kauhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kauhuni kauhuni
accusative nom. kauhuni kauhuni
gen. kauhuni
genitive kauhuni kauhujeni
partitive kauhuani kauhujani
inessive kauhussani kauhuissani
elative kauhustani kauhuistani
illative kauhuuni kauhuihini
adessive kauhullani kauhuillani
ablative kauhultani kauhuiltani
allative kauhulleni kauhuilleni
essive kauhunani kauhuinani
translative kauhukseni kauhuikseni
abessive kauhuttani kauhuittani
instructive — —
comitative — kauhuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kauhusi kauhusi
accusative nom. kauhusi kauhusi
gen. kauhusi
genitive kauhusi kauhujesi
partitive kauhuasi kauhujasi
inessive kauhussasi kauhuissasi
elative kauhustasi kauhuistasi
illative kauhuusi kauhuihisi
adessive kauhullasi kauhuillasi
ablative kauhultasi kauhuiltasi
allative kauhullesi kauhuillesi
essive kauhunasi kauhuinasi
translative kauhuksesi kauhuiksesi
abessive kauhuttasi kauhuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kauhuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kauhumme kauhumme
accusative nom. kauhumme kauhumme
gen. kauhumme
genitive kauhumme kauhujemme
partitive kauhuamme kauhujamme
inessive kauhussamme kauhuissamme
elative kauhustamme kauhuistamme
illative kauhuumme kauhuihimme
adessive kauhullamme kauhuillamme
ablative kauhultamme kauhuiltamme
allative kauhullemme kauhuillemme
essive kauhunamme kauhuinamme
translative kauhuksemme kauhuiksemme
abessive kauhuttamme kauhuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kauhuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kauhunne kauhunne
accusative nom. kauhunne kauhunne
gen. kauhunne
genitive kauhunne kauhujenne
partitive kauhuanne kauhujanne
inessive kauhussanne kauhuissanne
elative kauhustanne kauhuistanne
illative kauhuunne kauhuihinne
adessive kauhullanne kauhuillanne
ablative kauhultanne kauhuiltanne
allative kauhullenne kauhuillenne
essive kauhunanne kauhuinanne
translative kauhuksenne kauhuiksenne
abessive kauhuttanne kauhuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kauhuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kauhunsa kauhunsa
accusative nom. kauhunsa kauhunsa
gen. kauhunsa
genitive kauhunsa kauhujensa
partitive kauhuaan
kauhuansa 		kauhujaan
kauhujansa
inessive kauhussaan
kauhussansa 		kauhuissaan
kauhuissansa
elative kauhustaan
kauhustansa 		kauhuistaan
kauhuistansa
illative kauhuunsa kauhuihinsa
adessive kauhullaan
kauhullansa 		kauhuillaan
kauhuillansa
ablative kauhultaan
kauhultansa 		kauhuiltaan
kauhuiltansa
allative kauhulleen
kauhullensa 		kauhuilleen
kauhuillensa
essive kauhunaan
kauhunansa 		kauhuinaan
kauhuinansa
translative kauhukseen
kauhuksensa 		kauhuikseen
kauhuiksensa
abessive kauhuttaan
kauhuttansa 		kauhuittaan
kauhuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kauhuineen
kauhuinensa

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