luihu

Finnish

Etymology

A word inspired by, on one hand, the root lui- referring to sliding things (metathetically related to liukua) as seen in luisu and dialectal luikas, the semantic link between sliding or slipping and sneakiness being apparent, and on the other, by the word luimu- referring to pinned ears, for which variants with -h- have also been recorded; one must also note luikkia (“to sneak away”) and dialectal liuha (“sly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlui̯hu/, [ˈlui̯ɦu]
• Rhymes: -uihu
• Syllabification^(key): lui‧hu
• Hyphenation^(key): lui‧hu

Adjective

luihu (comparative luihumpi, superlative luihuin)

1. sneaky, sly, wily, deceptive

Declension

Inflection of luihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		luihu	luihut
genitive		luihun	luihujen
partitive		luihua	luihuja
illative		luihuun	luihuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		luihu	luihut
accusative	nom.	luihu	luihut
	gen.	luihun
genitive		luihun	luihujen
partitive		luihua	luihuja
inessive		luihussa	luihuissa
elative		luihusta	luihuista
illative		luihuun	luihuihin
adessive		luihulla	luihuilla
ablative		luihulta	luihuilta
allative		luihulle	luihuille
essive		luihuna	luihuina
translative		luihuksi	luihuiksi
abessive		luihutta	luihuitta
instructive		—	luihuin
comitative		—	luihuine

Possessive forms of luihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative luihuni luihuni accusative nom. luihuni luihuni gen. luihuni genitive luihuni luihujeni partitive luihuani luihujani inessive luihussani luihuissani elative luihustani luihuistani illative luihuuni luihuihini adessive luihullani luihuillani ablative luihultani luihuiltani allative luihulleni luihuilleni essive luihunani luihuinani translative luihukseni luihuikseni abessive luihuttani luihuittani instructive — — comitative — luihuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative luihusi luihusi accusative nom. luihusi luihusi gen. luihusi genitive luihusi luihujesi partitive luihuasi luihujasi inessive luihussasi luihuissasi elative luihustasi luihuistasi illative luihuusi luihuihisi adessive luihullasi luihuillasi ablative luihultasi luihuiltasi allative luihullesi luihuillesi essive luihunasi luihuinasi translative luihuksesi luihuiksesi abessive luihuttasi luihuittasi instructive — — comitative — luihuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative luihumme luihumme accusative nom. luihumme luihumme gen. luihumme genitive luihumme luihujemme partitive luihuamme luihujamme inessive luihussamme luihuissamme elative luihustamme luihuistamme illative luihuumme luihuihimme adessive luihullamme luihuillamme ablative luihultamme luihuiltamme allative luihullemme luihuillemme essive luihunamme luihuinamme translative luihuksemme luihuiksemme abessive luihuttamme luihuittamme instructive — — comitative — luihuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative luihunne luihunne accusative nom. luihunne luihunne gen. luihunne genitive luihunne luihujenne partitive luihuanne luihujanne inessive luihussanne luihuissanne elative luihustanne luihuistanne illative luihuunne luihuihinne adessive luihullanne luihuillanne ablative luihultanne luihuiltanne allative luihullenne luihuillenne essive luihunanne luihuinanne translative luihuksenne luihuiksenne abessive luihuttanne luihuittanne instructive — — comitative — luihuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative luihunsa luihunsa accusative nom. luihunsa luihunsa gen. luihunsa genitive luihunsa luihujensa partitive luihuaan luihuansa luihujaan luihujansa inessive luihussaan luihussansa luihuissaan luihuissansa elative luihustaan luihustansa luihuistaan luihuistansa illative luihuunsa luihuihinsa adessive luihullaan luihullansa luihuillaan luihuillansa ablative luihultaan luihultansa luihuiltaan luihuiltansa allative luihulleen luihullensa luihuilleen luihuillensa essive luihunaan luihunansa luihuinaan luihuinansa translative luihukseen luihuksensa luihuikseen luihuiksensa abessive luihuttaan luihuttansa luihuittaan luihuittansa instructive — — comitative — luihuineen luihuinensa

Derived terms

• luihusti

Further reading

• “luihu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• huilu, huuli