Estonian
Noun
hirmu
- genitive singular of hirm
- partitive singular of hirm
- illative singular of hirm
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hirmu, possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian širmuļi, Lithuanian šiurpus).[1] Related to Estonian hirm, Karelian hirmu, Livonian irm and Votic irmu. Probably also related to hirveä.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhirmu/, [ˈhirmu]
- Rhymes: -irmu
- Syllabification(key): hir‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): hir‧mu
Noun
hirmu
- monster
- fright (of a person)
Declension
| Inflection of hirmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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hirmu
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hirmut
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| genitive
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hirmun
|
hirmujen
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| partitive
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hirmua
|
hirmuja
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| illative
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hirmuun
|
hirmuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirmu
|
hirmut
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| accusative
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nom.
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hirmu
|
hirmut
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| gen.
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hirmun
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| genitive
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hirmun
|
hirmujen
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| partitive
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hirmua
|
hirmuja
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| inessive
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hirmussa
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hirmuissa
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| elative
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hirmusta
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hirmuista
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| illative
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hirmuun
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hirmuihin
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| adessive
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hirmulla
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hirmuilla
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| ablative
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hirmulta
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hirmuilta
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| allative
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hirmulle
|
hirmuille
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| essive
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hirmuna
|
hirmuina
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| translative
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hirmuksi
|
hirmuiksi
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| abessive
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hirmutta
|
hirmuitta
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| instructive
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—
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hirmuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirmuni
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hirmuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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hirmuni
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hirmuni
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| gen.
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hirmuni
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| genitive
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hirmuni
|
hirmujeni
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| partitive
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hirmuani
|
hirmujani
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| inessive
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hirmussani
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hirmuissani
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| elative
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hirmustani
|
hirmuistani
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| illative
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hirmuuni
|
hirmuihini
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| adessive
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hirmullani
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hirmuillani
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| ablative
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hirmultani
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hirmuiltani
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| allative
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hirmulleni
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hirmuilleni
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| essive
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hirmunani
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hirmuinani
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| translative
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hirmukseni
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hirmuikseni
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| abessive
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hirmuttani
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hirmuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hirmuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirmusi
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hirmusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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hirmusi
|
hirmusi
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| gen.
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hirmusi
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| genitive
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hirmusi
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hirmujesi
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| partitive
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hirmuasi
|
hirmujasi
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| inessive
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hirmussasi
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hirmuissasi
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| elative
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hirmustasi
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hirmuistasi
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| illative
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hirmuusi
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hirmuihisi
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| adessive
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hirmullasi
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hirmuillasi
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| ablative
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hirmultasi
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hirmuiltasi
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| allative
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hirmullesi
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hirmuillesi
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| essive
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hirmunasi
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hirmuinasi
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| translative
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hirmuksesi
|
hirmuiksesi
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| abessive
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hirmuttasi
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hirmuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hirmuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirmumme
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hirmumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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hirmumme
|
hirmumme
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| gen.
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hirmumme
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| genitive
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hirmumme
|
hirmujemme
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| partitive
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hirmuamme
|
hirmujamme
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| inessive
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hirmussamme
|
hirmuissamme
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| elative
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hirmustamme
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hirmuistamme
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| illative
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hirmuumme
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hirmuihimme
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| adessive
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hirmullamme
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hirmuillamme
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| ablative
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hirmultamme
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hirmuiltamme
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| allative
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hirmullemme
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hirmuillemme
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| essive
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hirmunamme
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hirmuinamme
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| translative
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hirmuksemme
|
hirmuiksemme
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| abessive
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hirmuttamme
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hirmuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hirmuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirmunne
|
hirmunne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
hirmunne
|
hirmunne
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| gen.
|
hirmunne
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| genitive
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hirmunne
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hirmujenne
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| partitive
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hirmuanne
|
hirmujanne
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| inessive
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hirmussanne
|
hirmuissanne
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| elative
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hirmustanne
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hirmuistanne
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| illative
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hirmuunne
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hirmuihinne
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| adessive
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hirmullanne
|
hirmuillanne
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| ablative
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hirmultanne
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hirmuiltanne
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| allative
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hirmullenne
|
hirmuillenne
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| essive
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hirmunanne
|
hirmuinanne
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| translative
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hirmuksenne
|
hirmuiksenne
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| abessive
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hirmuttanne
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hirmuittanne
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
hirmuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hirmunsa
|
hirmunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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hirmunsa
|
hirmunsa
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| gen.
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hirmunsa
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| genitive
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hirmunsa
|
hirmujensa
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| partitive
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hirmuaan
hirmuansa
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hirmujaan
hirmujansa
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| inessive
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hirmussaan
hirmussansa
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hirmuissaan
hirmuissansa
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| elative
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hirmustaan
hirmustansa
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hirmuistaan
hirmuistansa
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| illative
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hirmuunsa
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hirmuihinsa
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| adessive
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hirmullaan
hirmullansa
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hirmuillaan
hirmuillansa
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| ablative
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hirmultaan
hirmultansa
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hirmuiltaan
hirmuiltansa
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| allative
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hirmulleen
hirmullensa
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hirmuilleen
hirmuillensa
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| essive
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hirmunaan
hirmunansa
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hirmuinaan
hirmuinansa
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| translative
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hirmukseen
hirmuksensa
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hirmuikseen
hirmuiksensa
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| abessive
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hirmuttaan
hirmuttansa
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hirmuittaan
hirmuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
hirmuineen
hirmuinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Adverb
hirmu (informal)
- very, really, extremely (usually in a positive sense)
Meillä oli hirmu hauskaa Linnanmäellä.- We had a really good time in Linnanmäki.
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “hirmu”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024
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