ruokahalu
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Finnish
Etymology
ruoka (“food”) + halu (“desire”). Coined by Johan Henrik Keckman in 1837 for the Finnish translation of Terveyden Opetus-Kirja yhteiselle kansalle by Kaarlo Nordblad.
Pronunciation
Noun
ruokahalu
- appetite (desire of or relish for food)
- Hyvää ruokahalua!
- Bon appétit!
Declension
| Inflection of ruokahalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruokahalu | ruokahalut | |
| genitive | ruokahalun | ruokahalujen | |
| partitive | ruokahalua | ruokahaluja | |
| illative | ruokahaluun | ruokahaluihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ruokahalu | ruokahalut | |
| accusative | nom. | ruokahalu | ruokahalut |
| gen. | ruokahalun | ||
| genitive | ruokahalun | ruokahalujen | |
| partitive | ruokahalua | ruokahaluja | |
| inessive | ruokahalussa | ruokahaluissa | |
| elative | ruokahalusta | ruokahaluista | |
| illative | ruokahaluun | ruokahaluihin | |
| adessive | ruokahalulla | ruokahaluilla | |
| ablative | ruokahalulta | ruokahaluilta | |
| allative | ruokahalulle | ruokahaluille | |
| essive | ruokahaluna | ruokahaluina | |
| translative | ruokahaluksi | ruokahaluiksi | |
| abessive | ruokahalutta | ruokahaluitta | |
| instructive | — | ruokahaluin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ruokahalu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03