higi
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hiki.
Noun
higi (genitive higi, partitive higi)
Declension
| Declension of higi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | higi | higid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | higi | ||
| genitive | higide | ||
| partitive | higi | higisid | |
| illative | hikki higisse |
higidesse | |
| inessive | higis | higides | |
| elative | higist | higidest | |
| allative | higile | higidele | |
| adessive | higil | higidel | |
| ablative | higilt | higidelt | |
| translative | higiks | higideks | |
| terminative | higini | higideni | |
| essive | higina | higidena | |
| abessive | higita | higideta | |
| comitative | higiga | higidega | |
Derived terms
Karelian
| North Karelian (Viena) |
hiki |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
higi |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hiki. Cognates include Finnish hiki and Veps higo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhiɡi/
- Hyphenation: hi‧gi
Noun
higi (genitive hien, partitive higie)
Declension
| Tver Karelian declension of higi (type 3/ovi, g- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | higi | hiet | |
| genitive | hien | higilöin | |
| partitive | higie | higilöidä | |
| illative | higeh | higilöih | |
| inessive | hieššä | higilöissä | |
| elative | hieštä | higilöistä | |
| adessive | hiellä | higilöillä | |
| ablative | hieldä | higilöildä | |
| translative | hiekši | higilöiksi | |
| essive | higenä | higilöinä | |
| comitative | hienke | higilöinke | |
| abessive | hiettä | higilöittä | |
| prolative | hiečči | higilöičči | |
| instructive | — | higilöin | |
| Possessive forms of higi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | higeni | |
| 2nd person | higeš | |
| 3rd person | higeh | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
References
- A. V. Punzhina (1994), “higi”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
- Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “hiki”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hiki.
Noun
higi (genitive hii, partitive hiki)