rahi

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rahi. Cognate to Ingrian rahi (bench) and Livonian ra'j (chair).

Pronunciation

Noun

rahi

  1. footstool, stool, ottoman, pouf, hassock, tumpty
  2. (dated) low bench

Declension

Inflection of rahi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative rahi rahit
genitive rahin rahien
partitive rahia raheja
illative rahiin raheihin
singular plural
nominative rahi rahit
accusative nom. rahi rahit
gen. rahin
genitive rahin rahien
partitive rahia raheja
inessive rahissa raheissa
elative rahista raheista
illative rahiin raheihin
adessive rahilla raheilla
ablative rahilta raheilta
allative rahille raheille
essive rahina raheina
translative rahiksi raheiksi
abessive rahitta raheitta
instructive rahein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rahi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rahini rahini
accusative nom. rahini rahini
gen. rahini
genitive rahini rahieni
partitive rahiani rahejani
inessive rahissani raheissani
elative rahistani raheistani
illative rahiini raheihini
adessive rahillani raheillani
ablative rahiltani raheiltani
allative rahilleni raheilleni
essive rahinani raheinani
translative rahikseni raheikseni
abessive rahittani raheittani
instructive
comitative raheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rahisi rahisi
accusative nom. rahisi rahisi
gen. rahisi
genitive rahisi rahiesi
partitive rahiasi rahejasi
inessive rahissasi raheissasi
elative rahistasi raheistasi
illative rahiisi raheihisi
adessive rahillasi raheillasi
ablative rahiltasi raheiltasi
allative rahillesi raheillesi
essive rahinasi raheinasi
translative rahiksesi raheiksesi
abessive rahittasi raheittasi
instructive
comitative raheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rahimme rahimme
accusative nom. rahimme rahimme
gen. rahimme
genitive rahimme rahiemme
partitive rahiamme rahejamme
inessive rahissamme raheissamme
elative rahistamme raheistamme
illative rahiimme raheihimme
adessive rahillamme raheillamme
ablative rahiltamme raheiltamme
allative rahillemme raheillemme
essive rahinamme raheinamme
translative rahiksemme raheiksemme
abessive rahittamme raheittamme
instructive
comitative raheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rahinne rahinne
accusative nom. rahinne rahinne
gen. rahinne
genitive rahinne rahienne
partitive rahianne rahejanne
inessive rahissanne raheissanne
elative rahistanne raheistanne
illative rahiinne raheihinne
adessive rahillanne raheillanne
ablative rahiltanne raheiltanne
allative rahillenne raheillenne
essive rahinanne raheinanne
translative rahiksenne raheiksenne
abessive rahittanne raheittanne
instructive
comitative raheinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rahinsa rahinsa
accusative nom. rahinsa rahinsa
gen. rahinsa
genitive rahinsa rahiensa
partitive rahiaan
rahiansa
rahejaan
rahejansa
inessive rahissaan
rahissansa
raheissaan
raheissansa
elative rahistaan
rahistansa
raheistaan
raheistansa
illative rahiinsa raheihinsa
adessive rahillaan
rahillansa
raheillaan
raheillansa
ablative rahiltaan
rahiltansa
raheiltaan
raheiltansa
allative rahilleen
rahillensa
raheilleen
raheillensa
essive rahinaan
rahinansa
raheinaan
raheinansa
translative rahikseen
rahiksensa
raheikseen
raheiksensa
abessive rahittaan
rahittansa
raheittaan
raheittansa
instructive
comitative raheineen
raheinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Rahi.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rahi. Cognates include Finnish rahi.

Pronunciation

Noun

rahi

  1. bench

Declension

Declension of rahi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative rahi rahit
genitive rahin rahhiin, rahiloin
partitive rahhia rahija, rahiloja
illative rahhii rahhii, rahiloihe
inessive rahis rahiis, rahilois
elative rahist rahiist, rahiloist
allative rahille rahiille, rahiloille
adessive rahil rahiil, rahiloil
ablative rahilt rahiilt, rahiloilt
translative rahiks rahiiks, rahiloiks
essive rahinna, rahhiin rahiinna, rahiloinna, rahhiin, rahiloin
exessive1) rahint rahiint, rahiloint
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.

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References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 462

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lasi.

Verb

rahi

  1. to be big, many, plentiful, numerous
  2. (modifier) big, large

Noun

rahi

  1. size, greatness
  2. importance, (important person, important people)

References

Te Aka Māori Dictionary

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lasi.

Adjective

rahi

  1. big
  2. many

References

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *raki (northwest or northeast wind), from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daki.

Pronunciation

Noun

rahi

  1. dry season

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