hanhi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hanhi, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís (compare Lithuanian žąsis). Compare Erzya шенже (šenže, “duck”), which was probably borrowed from the same Balto-Slavic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnhi/, [ˈhɑ̝nhi]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑnhi
• Syllabification^(key): han‧hi

Noun

hanhi

1. goose

   uroshanhi ― gander

Declension

Inflection of hanhi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		hanhi	hanhet
genitive		hanhen	hanhien
partitive		hanhea	hanhia
illative		hanheen	hanhiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hanhi	hanhet
accusative	nom.	hanhi	hanhet
	gen.	hanhen
genitive		hanhen	hanhien
partitive		hanhea	hanhia
inessive		hanhessa	hanhissa
elative		hanhesta	hanhista
illative		hanheen	hanhiin
adessive		hanhella	hanhilla
ablative		hanhelta	hanhilta
allative		hanhelle	hanhille
essive		hanhena	hanhina
translative		hanheksi	hanhiksi
abessive		hanhetta	hanhitta
instructive		—	hanhin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hanhi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hanheni hanheni accusative nom. hanheni hanheni gen. hanheni genitive hanheni hanhieni partitive hanheani hanhiani inessive hanhessani hanhissani elative hanhestani hanhistani illative hanheeni hanhiini adessive hanhellani hanhillani ablative hanheltani hanhiltani allative hanhelleni hanhilleni essive hanhenani hanhinani translative hanhekseni hanhikseni abessive hanhettani hanhittani instructive — — comitative — hanhineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hanhesi hanhesi accusative nom. hanhesi hanhesi gen. hanhesi genitive hanhesi hanhiesi partitive hanheasi hanhiasi inessive hanhessasi hanhissasi elative hanhestasi hanhistasi illative hanheesi hanhiisi adessive hanhellasi hanhillasi ablative hanheltasi hanhiltasi allative hanhellesi hanhillesi essive hanhenasi hanhinasi translative hanheksesi hanhiksesi abessive hanhettasi hanhittasi instructive — — comitative — hanhinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hanhemme hanhemme accusative nom. hanhemme hanhemme gen. hanhemme genitive hanhemme hanhiemme partitive hanheamme hanhiamme inessive hanhessamme hanhissamme elative hanhestamme hanhistamme illative hanheemme hanhiimme adessive hanhellamme hanhillamme ablative hanheltamme hanhiltamme allative hanhellemme hanhillemme essive hanhenamme hanhinamme translative hanheksemme hanhiksemme abessive hanhettamme hanhittamme instructive — — comitative — hanhinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hanhenne hanhenne accusative nom. hanhenne hanhenne gen. hanhenne genitive hanhenne hanhienne partitive hanheanne hanhianne inessive hanhessanne hanhissanne elative hanhestanne hanhistanne illative hanheenne hanhiinne adessive hanhellanne hanhillanne ablative hanheltanne hanhiltanne allative hanhellenne hanhillenne essive hanhenanne hanhinanne translative hanheksenne hanhiksenne abessive hanhettanne hanhittanne instructive — — comitative — hanhinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hanhensa hanhensa accusative nom. hanhensa hanhensa gen. hanhensa genitive hanhensa hanhiensa partitive hanheaan hanheansa hanhiaan hanhiansa inessive hanhessaan hanhessansa hanhissaan hanhissansa elative hanhestaan hanhestansa hanhistaan hanhistansa illative hanheensa hanhiinsa adessive hanhellaan hanhellansa hanhillaan hanhillansa ablative hanheltaan hanheltansa hanhiltaan hanhiltansa allative hanhelleen hanhellensa hanhilleen hanhillensa essive hanhenaan hanhenansa hanhinaan hanhinansa translative hanhekseen hanheksensa hanhikseen hanhiksensa abessive hanhettaan hanhettansa hanhittaan hanhittansa instructive — — comitative — hanhineen hanhinensa

Derived terms

• Hanhela
• hanhikki
• hanhikko
• Hanhinen
• hanho

 

compounds

• afrikanhanhi
• eskimohanhi
• hanhenkaula
• hanhenkynä
• hanhenmaksa
• hanhenmarssi
• hanhenmuna
• hanhenpaisti
• hanhenpaju
• hanhenpoika
• hanhenrinta
• hanhensulka
• hanhiemo
• hanhikorppikotka
• Hanhikoski
• hanhikukko
• hanhilauma
• Hanhimäki
• Hanhineva
• hanhipaisti
• Hanhisalo
• Hanhisuanto
• Hanhivaara
• harmaahanhi
• havaijinhanhi
• joutsenhanhi
• kanadanhanhi
• kesyhanhi
• kiljuhanhi
• kyhmyhanhi
• kynsihanhi
• lumihanhi
• lyhytnokkahanhi
• merihanhi
• metsähanhi
• mustaposkihanhi
• punakaulahanhi
• puuhanhi
• syöttöhanhi
• tiibetinhanhi
• tundrahanhi
• valkoposkihanhi
• villihanhi

 

Further reading

• “hanhi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Anagrams

• hihan, hihna

Ingrian

Hanhi.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hanhi. Cognates with Finnish hanhi and Estonian hani.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑni/, [ˈhɑni]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnhi/, [ˈhɑnhi]
• Rhymes: -ɑni, -ɑnhi
• Hyphenation: han‧hi

Noun

hanhi

1. goose
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:

     Hanhet lentäät - hallat tulloot.

     The geese fly - winter season is coming.

Declension

Declension of hanhi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hanhi	hanhet
genitive	hanhen	hanhiin, hanhiloin
partitive	hanhia	hanhija, hanhiloja
illative	hanhee	hanhii, hanhiloihe
inessive	hanhees	hanhiis, hanhilois
elative	hanhest	hanhist, hanhiloist
allative	hanhelle	hanhille, hanhiloille
adessive	hanheel	hanhiil, hanhiloil
ablative	hanhelt	hanhilt, hanhiloilt
translative	hanheks	hanhiks, hanhiloiks
essive	hanhenna, hanheen	hanhinna, hanhiloinna, hanhiin, hanhiloin
exessive1)	hanhent	hanhint, hanhiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (folk poetic) hano

Derived terms

• hano
• kanahanhi
• kukkohanhi

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 44

Karelian

Regional variants of hanhi

North Karelian (Viena)	hanhi
South Karelian (Tver)	hanhi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hanhi. Cognates include Finnish hanhi and Estonian hani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnhi/
• Hyphenation: han‧hi

Noun

hanhi (genitive hanhen, partitive hanhie)

1. goose

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of hanhi (type 3/ovi, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hanhi	hanhet
genitive	hanhen	hanhien
partitive	hanhie	hanhija
illative	hanhih	hanhiloih
inessive	hanhešša	hanhiloissa
elative	hanhešta	hanhiloista
adessive	hanhella	hanhiloilla
ablative	hanhelta	hanhiloilta
translative	hanhekši	hanhiloiksi
essive	hanhina	hanhiloina
comitative	—	hanhiloineh
abessive	hanhetta	hanhiloitta

Tver Karelian declension of hanhi (type 3/ovi, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hanhi	hanhet
genitive	hanhen	hanhiloin
partitive	hanhie	hanhiloida
illative	hanhih	hanhiloih
inessive	hanhešša	hanhiloissa
elative	hanhešta	hanhiloista
adessive	hanhella	hanhiloilla
ablative	hanhelda	hanhiloilda
translative	hanhekši	hanhiloiksi
essive	hanhina	hanhiloina
comitative	hanhenke	hanhiloinke
abessive	hanhetta	hanhiloitta

Possessive forms of hanhi
1st person	hanheni
2nd person	hanheš
3rd person	hanheh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “hanhi”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “гусь”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN