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Karhu
Karhu
See also: karhu
Finnish
Proper noun
Karhu
Declension
| Inflection of Karhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Karhu | Karhut | |
| genitive | Karhun | Karhujen | |
| partitive | Karhua | Karhuja | |
| illative | Karhuun | Karhuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Karhu | Karhut | |
| accusative | nom. | Karhu | Karhut |
| gen. | Karhun | ||
| genitive | Karhun | Karhujen | |
| partitive | Karhua | Karhuja | |
| inessive | Karhussa | Karhuissa | |
| elative | Karhusta | Karhuista | |
| illative | Karhuun | Karhuihin | |
| adessive | Karhulla | Karhuilla | |
| ablative | Karhulta | Karhuilta | |
| allative | Karhulle | Karhuille | |
| essive | Karhuna | Karhuina | |
| translative | Karhuksi | Karhuiksi | |
| instructive | — | Karhuin | |
| abessive | Karhutta | Karhuitta | |
| comitative | — | Karhuineen | |
karhu
karhu
See also: Karhu
Finnish
Noun
karhu
- bear in general.
- brown bear (Ursus arctos).
Declension
| Inflection of karhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | karhu | karhut | |
| genitive | karhun | karhujen | |
| partitive | karhua | karhuja | |
| illative | karhuun | karhuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | karhu | karhut | |
| accusative | nom. | karhu | karhut |
| gen. | karhun | ||
| genitive | karhun | karhujen | |
| partitive | karhua | karhuja | |
| inessive | karhussa | karhuissa | |
| elative | karhusta | karhuista | |
| illative | karhuun | karhuihin | |
| adessive | karhulla | karhuilla | |
| ablative | karhulta | karhuilta | |
| allative | karhulle | karhuille | |
| essive | karhuna | karhuina | |
| translative | karhuksi | karhuiksi | |
| instructive | — | karhuin | |
| abessive | karhutta | karhuitta | |
| comitative | — | karhuineen | |
Synonyms
- (bear): kontio, kouvo, mesikämmen, metsän kuningas, nalle, ohto, oksi, otso
- (Ursus arctos): maakarhu, ruskeakarhu
Derived terms
- karhumainen
- karhuta
compounds
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *karhu.
Noun
karhu (genitive karhun, partitive karhua)
Declension
Inflection of karhu
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