nuha

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nuha, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *snuzaz (whence Swedish snor) or alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *hnuzô (whence Icelandic hnerri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuhɑ/, [ˈnuɦɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nu‧ha

Noun

nuha

1. rhinitis, "sniffles" (inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, leading to a runny or congested nose)

Declension

Inflection of nuha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nuha	nuhat
genitive		nuhan	nuhien
partitive		nuhaa	nuhia
illative		nuhaan	nuhiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nuha	nuhat
accusative	nom.	nuha	nuhat
	gen.	nuhan
genitive		nuhan	nuhien nuhain rare
partitive		nuhaa	nuhia
inessive		nuhassa	nuhissa
elative		nuhasta	nuhista
illative		nuhaan	nuhiin
adessive		nuhalla	nuhilla
ablative		nuhalta	nuhilta
allative		nuhalle	nuhille
essive		nuhana	nuhina
translative		nuhaksi	nuhiksi
abessive		nuhatta	nuhitta
instructive		—	nuhin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nuha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nuhani nuhani accusative nom. nuhani nuhani gen. nuhani genitive nuhani nuhieni nuhaini rare partitive nuhaani nuhiani inessive nuhassani nuhissani elative nuhastani nuhistani illative nuhaani nuhiini adessive nuhallani nuhillani ablative nuhaltani nuhiltani allative nuhalleni nuhilleni essive nuhanani nuhinani translative nuhakseni nuhikseni abessive nuhattani nuhittani instructive — — comitative — nuhineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nuhasi nuhasi accusative nom. nuhasi nuhasi gen. nuhasi genitive nuhasi nuhiesi nuhaisi rare partitive nuhaasi nuhiasi inessive nuhassasi nuhissasi elative nuhastasi nuhistasi illative nuhaasi nuhiisi adessive nuhallasi nuhillasi ablative nuhaltasi nuhiltasi allative nuhallesi nuhillesi essive nuhanasi nuhinasi translative nuhaksesi nuhiksesi abessive nuhattasi nuhittasi instructive — — comitative — nuhinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nuhamme nuhamme accusative nom. nuhamme nuhamme gen. nuhamme genitive nuhamme nuhiemme nuhaimme rare partitive nuhaamme nuhiamme inessive nuhassamme nuhissamme elative nuhastamme nuhistamme illative nuhaamme nuhiimme adessive nuhallamme nuhillamme ablative nuhaltamme nuhiltamme allative nuhallemme nuhillemme essive nuhanamme nuhinamme translative nuhaksemme nuhiksemme abessive nuhattamme nuhittamme instructive — — comitative — nuhinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nuhanne nuhanne accusative nom. nuhanne nuhanne gen. nuhanne genitive nuhanne nuhienne nuhainne rare partitive nuhaanne nuhianne inessive nuhassanne nuhissanne elative nuhastanne nuhistanne illative nuhaanne nuhiinne adessive nuhallanne nuhillanne ablative nuhaltanne nuhiltanne allative nuhallenne nuhillenne essive nuhananne nuhinanne translative nuhaksenne nuhiksenne abessive nuhattanne nuhittanne instructive — — comitative — nuhinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nuhansa nuhansa accusative nom. nuhansa nuhansa gen. nuhansa genitive nuhansa nuhiensa nuhainsa rare partitive nuhaansa nuhiaan nuhiansa inessive nuhassaan nuhassansa nuhissaan nuhissansa elative nuhastaan nuhastansa nuhistaan nuhistansa illative nuhaansa nuhiinsa adessive nuhallaan nuhallansa nuhillaan nuhillansa ablative nuhaltaan nuhaltansa nuhiltaan nuhiltansa allative nuhalleen nuhallensa nuhilleen nuhillensa essive nuhanaan nuhanansa nuhinaan nuhinansa translative nuhakseen nuhaksensa nuhikseen nuhiksensa abessive nuhattaan nuhattansa nuhittaan nuhittansa instructive — — comitative — nuhineen nuhinensa

Synonyms

• (rhinitis): riniitti

Derived terms

• nuhainen

 

compounds

• heinänuha
• nuhakuume
• nuhalääke
• nuhanenä
• nuhasumutin
• nuhatartunta
• nuhatipat
• possunuha

 

See also

• niistää
• nuuhkia

Further reading

• “nuha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (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

Anagrams

• haun, uhan

Hawaiian

Verb

nuha

1. (stative) stubborn