Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *purha, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fursaz.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpurhɑ/, [ˈpurhɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -urhɑ
- Syllabification(key): pur‧ha
- Hyphenation(key): pur‧ha
Noun
purha (dialectal)
- (Kainuu, North Karelia) synonym of vesiputous (“waterfall”)
Declension
| Inflection of purha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
purha
|
purhat
|
| genitive
|
purhan
|
purhien
|
| partitive
|
purhaa
|
purhia
|
| illative
|
purhaan
|
purhiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purha
|
purhat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purha
|
purhat
|
| gen.
|
purhan
|
| genitive
|
purhan
|
purhien purhain rare
|
| partitive
|
purhaa
|
purhia
|
| inessive
|
purhassa
|
purhissa
|
| elative
|
purhasta
|
purhista
|
| illative
|
purhaan
|
purhiin
|
| adessive
|
purhalla
|
purhilla
|
| ablative
|
purhalta
|
purhilta
|
| allative
|
purhalle
|
purhille
|
| essive
|
purhana
|
purhina
|
| translative
|
purhaksi
|
purhiksi
|
| abessive
|
purhatta
|
purhitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
purhin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purhani
|
purhani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purhani
|
purhani
|
| gen.
|
purhani
|
| genitive
|
purhani
|
purhieni purhaini rare
|
| partitive
|
purhaani
|
purhiani
|
| inessive
|
purhassani
|
purhissani
|
| elative
|
purhastani
|
purhistani
|
| illative
|
purhaani
|
purhiini
|
| adessive
|
purhallani
|
purhillani
|
| ablative
|
purhaltani
|
purhiltani
|
| allative
|
purhalleni
|
purhilleni
|
| essive
|
purhanani
|
purhinani
|
| translative
|
purhakseni
|
purhikseni
|
| abessive
|
purhattani
|
purhittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purhineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purhasi
|
purhasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purhasi
|
purhasi
|
| gen.
|
purhasi
|
| genitive
|
purhasi
|
purhiesi purhaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
purhaasi
|
purhiasi
|
| inessive
|
purhassasi
|
purhissasi
|
| elative
|
purhastasi
|
purhistasi
|
| illative
|
purhaasi
|
purhiisi
|
| adessive
|
purhallasi
|
purhillasi
|
| ablative
|
purhaltasi
|
purhiltasi
|
| allative
|
purhallesi
|
purhillesi
|
| essive
|
purhanasi
|
purhinasi
|
| translative
|
purhaksesi
|
purhiksesi
|
| abessive
|
purhattasi
|
purhittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purhinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purhamme
|
purhamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purhamme
|
purhamme
|
| gen.
|
purhamme
|
| genitive
|
purhamme
|
purhiemme purhaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
purhaamme
|
purhiamme
|
| inessive
|
purhassamme
|
purhissamme
|
| elative
|
purhastamme
|
purhistamme
|
| illative
|
purhaamme
|
purhiimme
|
| adessive
|
purhallamme
|
purhillamme
|
| ablative
|
purhaltamme
|
purhiltamme
|
| allative
|
purhallemme
|
purhillemme
|
| essive
|
purhanamme
|
purhinamme
|
| translative
|
purhaksemme
|
purhiksemme
|
| abessive
|
purhattamme
|
purhittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purhinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purhanne
|
purhanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purhanne
|
purhanne
|
| gen.
|
purhanne
|
| genitive
|
purhanne
|
purhienne purhainne rare
|
| partitive
|
purhaanne
|
purhianne
|
| inessive
|
purhassanne
|
purhissanne
|
| elative
|
purhastanne
|
purhistanne
|
| illative
|
purhaanne
|
purhiinne
|
| adessive
|
purhallanne
|
purhillanne
|
| ablative
|
purhaltanne
|
purhiltanne
|
| allative
|
purhallenne
|
purhillenne
|
| essive
|
purhananne
|
purhinanne
|
| translative
|
purhaksenne
|
purhiksenne
|
| abessive
|
purhattanne
|
purhittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purhinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
purhansa
|
purhansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
purhansa
|
purhansa
|
| gen.
|
purhansa
|
| genitive
|
purhansa
|
purhiensa purhainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
purhaansa
|
purhiaan purhiansa
|
| inessive
|
purhassaan purhassansa
|
purhissaan purhissansa
|
| elative
|
purhastaan purhastansa
|
purhistaan purhistansa
|
| illative
|
purhaansa
|
purhiinsa
|
| adessive
|
purhallaan purhallansa
|
purhillaan purhillansa
|
| ablative
|
purhaltaan purhaltansa
|
purhiltaan purhiltansa
|
| allative
|
purhalleen purhallensa
|
purhilleen purhillensa
|
| essive
|
purhanaan purhanansa
|
purhinaan purhinansa
|
| translative
|
purhakseen purhaksensa
|
purhikseen purhiksensa
|
| abessive
|
purhattaan purhattansa
|
purhittaan purhittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
purhineen purhinensa
|
|
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “purha”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024