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havu
havu
Finnish
(index ha)
Noun
havu

Havu
- fresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree
- (rare) needle of a coniferous tree
Declension
| Inflection of havu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | havu | havut | |
| genitive | havun | havujen | |
| partitive | havua | havuja | |
| illative | havuun | havuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | havu | havut | |
| accusative | nom. | havu | havut |
| gen. | havun | ||
| genitive | havun | havujen | |
| partitive | havua | havuja | |
| inessive | havussa | havuissa | |
| elative | havusta | havuista | |
| illative | havuun | havuihin | |
| adessive | havulla | havuilla | |
| ablative | havulta | havuilta | |
| allative | havulle | havuille | |
| essive | havuna | havuina | |
| translative | havuksi | havuiksi | |
| instructive | — | havuin | |
| abessive | havutta | havuitta | |
| comitative | — | havuineen | |
Synonyms
- (sprig): havunoksa
- (needle): havunneula, havunneulanen, neulanen
Usage notes
When used as modifier in a compound term refers to conifers in general, not to any particular species.
Derived terms
- havusto
- havuttaa
- havusellu
Compounds
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