hihhuli

Finnish

Etymology

The word has been in use since the 19th century. It originally referred to the hih huh yells in the Laestadian gatherings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhihːuli/, [ˈhihːuli]
• Rhymes: -ihːuli
• Syllabification^(key): hih‧hu‧li

Noun

hihhuli (colloquial, derogatory)

1. A religious person; a zealot, a Jesus freak, a Holy Roller.

Declension

Inflection of hihhuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		hihhuli	hihhulit
genitive		hihhulin	hihhulien hihhuleiden hihhuleitten
partitive		hihhulia	hihhuleita hihhuleja
illative		hihhuliin	hihhuleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hihhuli	hihhulit
accusative	nom.	hihhuli	hihhulit
	gen.	hihhulin
genitive		hihhulin	hihhulien hihhuleiden hihhuleitten
partitive		hihhulia	hihhuleita hihhuleja
inessive		hihhulissa	hihhuleissa
elative		hihhulista	hihhuleista
illative		hihhuliin	hihhuleihin
adessive		hihhulilla	hihhuleilla
ablative		hihhulilta	hihhuleilta
allative		hihhulille	hihhuleille
essive		hihhulina	hihhuleina
translative		hihhuliksi	hihhuleiksi
abessive		hihhulitta	hihhuleitta
instructive		—	hihhulein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hihhuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hihhulini hihhulini accusative nom. hihhulini hihhulini gen. hihhulini genitive hihhulini hihhulieni hihhuleideni hihhuleitteni partitive hihhuliani hihhuleitani hihhulejani inessive hihhulissani hihhuleissani elative hihhulistani hihhuleistani illative hihhuliini hihhuleihini adessive hihhulillani hihhuleillani ablative hihhuliltani hihhuleiltani allative hihhulilleni hihhuleilleni essive hihhulinani hihhuleinani translative hihhulikseni hihhuleikseni abessive hihhulittani hihhuleittani instructive — — comitative — hihhuleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hihhulisi hihhulisi accusative nom. hihhulisi hihhulisi gen. hihhulisi genitive hihhulisi hihhuliesi hihhuleidesi hihhuleittesi partitive hihhuliasi hihhuleitasi hihhulejasi inessive hihhulissasi hihhuleissasi elative hihhulistasi hihhuleistasi illative hihhuliisi hihhuleihisi adessive hihhulillasi hihhuleillasi ablative hihhuliltasi hihhuleiltasi allative hihhulillesi hihhuleillesi essive hihhulinasi hihhuleinasi translative hihhuliksesi hihhuleiksesi abessive hihhulittasi hihhuleittasi instructive — — comitative — hihhuleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hihhulimme hihhulimme accusative nom. hihhulimme hihhulimme gen. hihhulimme genitive hihhulimme hihhuliemme hihhuleidemme hihhuleittemme partitive hihhuliamme hihhuleitamme hihhulejamme inessive hihhulissamme hihhuleissamme elative hihhulistamme hihhuleistamme illative hihhuliimme hihhuleihimme adessive hihhulillamme hihhuleillamme ablative hihhuliltamme hihhuleiltamme allative hihhulillemme hihhuleillemme essive hihhulinamme hihhuleinamme translative hihhuliksemme hihhuleiksemme abessive hihhulittamme hihhuleittamme instructive — — comitative — hihhuleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hihhulinne hihhulinne accusative nom. hihhulinne hihhulinne gen. hihhulinne genitive hihhulinne hihhulienne hihhuleidenne hihhuleittenne partitive hihhulianne hihhuleitanne hihhulejanne inessive hihhulissanne hihhuleissanne elative hihhulistanne hihhuleistanne illative hihhuliinne hihhuleihinne adessive hihhulillanne hihhuleillanne ablative hihhuliltanne hihhuleiltanne allative hihhulillenne hihhuleillenne essive hihhulinanne hihhuleinanne translative hihhuliksenne hihhuleiksenne abessive hihhulittanne hihhuleittanne instructive — — comitative — hihhuleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hihhulinsa hihhulinsa accusative nom. hihhulinsa hihhulinsa gen. hihhulinsa genitive hihhulinsa hihhuliensa hihhuleidensa hihhuleittensa partitive hihhuliaan hihhuliansa hihhuleitaan hihhulejaan hihhuleitansa hihhulejansa inessive hihhulissaan hihhulissansa hihhuleissaan hihhuleissansa elative hihhulistaan hihhulistansa hihhuleistaan hihhuleistansa illative hihhuliinsa hihhuleihinsa adessive hihhulillaan hihhulillansa hihhuleillaan hihhuleillansa ablative hihhuliltaan hihhuliltansa hihhuleiltaan hihhuleiltansa allative hihhulilleen hihhulillensa hihhuleilleen hihhuleillensa essive hihhulinaan hihhulinansa hihhuleinaan hihhuleinansa translative hihhulikseen hihhuliksensa hihhuleikseen hihhuleiksensa abessive hihhulittaan hihhulittansa hihhuleittaan hihhuleittansa instructive — — comitative — hihhuleineen hihhuleinensa

Derived terms

• hihhuloida

 

compounds

• hihhulikokous

 

Further reading

• “hihhuli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02