kuhnia

See also: Kuhnia

Finnish

Etymology

According to SES, related to kahnata. Possibly more specifically from its frequentative form kahnia, possibly under the influence of kukkia (variant of kykkiä).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhniɑˣ/, [ˈkuxniɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uhniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kuh‧ni‧a

Verb

kuhnia

1. (intransitive) To linger, dawdle.

Conjugation

Inflection of kuhnia (Kotus type 61/sallia, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhnin	en kuhni	1st sing.	olen kuhninut	en ole kuhninut
2nd sing.		kuhnit	et kuhni	2nd sing.	olet kuhninut	et ole kuhninut
3rd sing.		kuhnii	ei kuhni	3rd sing.	on kuhninut	ei ole kuhninut
1st plur.		kuhnimme	emme kuhni	1st plur.	olemme kuhnineet	emme ole kuhnineet
2nd plur.		kuhnitte	ette kuhni	2nd plur.	olette kuhnineet	ette ole kuhnineet
3rd plur.		kuhnivat	eivät kuhni	3rd plur.	ovat kuhnineet	eivät ole kuhnineet
passive		kuhnitaan	ei kuhnita	passive	on kuhnittu	ei ole kuhnittu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhnin	en kuhninut	1st sing.	olin kuhninut	en ollut kuhninut
2nd sing.		kuhnit	et kuhninut	2nd sing.	olit kuhninut	et ollut kuhninut
3rd sing.		kuhni	ei kuhninut	3rd sing.	oli kuhninut	ei ollut kuhninut
1st plur.		kuhnimme	emme kuhnineet	1st plur.	olimme kuhnineet	emme olleet kuhnineet
2nd plur.		kuhnitte	ette kuhnineet	2nd plur.	olitte kuhnineet	ette olleet kuhnineet
3rd plur.		kuhnivat	eivät kuhnineet	3rd plur.	olivat kuhnineet	eivät olleet kuhnineet
passive		kuhnittiin	ei kuhnittu	passive	oli kuhnittu	ei ollut kuhnittu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhnisin	en kuhnisi	1st sing.	olisin kuhninut	en olisi kuhninut
2nd sing.		kuhnisit	et kuhnisi	2nd sing.	olisit kuhninut	et olisi kuhninut
3rd sing.		kuhnisi	ei kuhnisi	3rd sing.	olisi kuhninut	ei olisi kuhninut
1st plur.		kuhnisimme	emme kuhnisi	1st plur.	olisimme kuhnineet	emme olisi kuhnineet
2nd plur.		kuhnisitte	ette kuhnisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kuhnineet	ette olisi kuhnineet
3rd plur.		kuhnisivat	eivät kuhnisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kuhnineet	eivät olisi kuhnineet
passive		kuhnittaisiin	ei kuhnittaisi	passive	olisi kuhnittu	ei olisi kuhnittu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kuhni	älä kuhni	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kuhnikoon	älköön kuhniko	3rd sing.	olkoon kuhninut	älköön olko kuhninut
1st plur.		kuhnikaamme	älkäämme kuhniko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kuhnikaa	älkää kuhniko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kuhnikoot	älkööt kuhniko	3rd plur.	olkoot kuhnineet	älkööt olko kuhnineet
passive		kuhnittakoon	älköön kuhnittako	passive	olkoon kuhnittu	älköön olko kuhnittu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhninen	en kuhnine	1st sing.	lienen kuhninut	en liene kuhninut
2nd sing.		kuhninet	et kuhnine	2nd sing.	lienet kuhninut	et liene kuhninut
3rd sing.		kuhninee	ei kuhnine	3rd sing.	lienee kuhninut	ei liene kuhninut
1st plur.		kuhninemme	emme kuhnine	1st plur.	lienemme kuhnineet	emme liene kuhnineet
2nd plur.		kuhninette	ette kuhnine	2nd plur.	lienette kuhnineet	ette liene kuhnineet
3rd plur.		kuhninevat	eivät kuhnine	3rd plur.	lienevät kuhnineet	eivät liene kuhnineet
passive		kuhnittaneen	ei kuhnittane	passive	lienee kuhnittu	ei liene kuhnittu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kuhnia		present	kuhniva	kuhnittava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhniakseni kuhniaksemme 2nd kuhniaksesi kuhniaksenne 3rd kuhniakseen kuhniaksensa		past	kuhninut	kuhnittu
2nd	inessive2	kuhniessa	kuhnittaessa	agent3	kuhnima
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhniessani kuhniessamme 2nd kuhniessasi kuhniessanne 3rd kuhniessaan kuhniessansa		negative	kuhnimaton
	instructive	kuhnien	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. 4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
3rd	inessive	kuhnimassa	—
	elative	kuhnimasta	—
	illative	kuhnimaan	—
	adessive	kuhnimalla	—
	abessive	kuhnimatta	—
	instructive	kuhniman	kuhnittaman
4th4	verbal noun	kuhniminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhnimaisillani kuhnimaisillamme 2nd kuhnimaisillasi kuhnimaisillanne 3rd kuhnimaisillaan kuhnimaisillansa

Synonyms

• kupata
• viivytellä

Derived terms

• kuhkia
• kuhnailla
• kuhnuri
• kuhnus

 

Further reading

• “kuhnia”, 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

• haikun, hinkua, hiukan, huikan, kihuna, kuhina