ohi
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ohja, cognate to Finnish ohja and Votic õhjõ. Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *ansijō.
Noun
ohi (genitive ohja, partitive ohja)
Declension
| Declension of ohi (ÕS type 24e/tühi, length gradation) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ohi | ohjad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ohja | ||
| genitive | ohjade | ||
| partitive | ohja | ohje ohjasid | |
| illative | ohja ohjasse |
ohjadesse ohjesse | |
| inessive | ohjas | ohjades ohjes | |
| elative | ohjast | ohjadest ohjest | |
| allative | ohjale | ohjadele ohjele | |
| adessive | ohjal | ohjadel ohjel | |
| ablative | ohjalt | ohjadelt ohjelt | |
| translative | ohjaks | ohjadeks ohjeks | |
| terminative | ohjani | ohjadeni | |
| essive | ohjana | ohjadena | |
| abessive | ohjata | ohjadeta | |
| comitative | ohjaga | ohjadega | |
Finnish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈohi(ˣ)/, [ˈo̞ɦi(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ohi
- Syllabification(key): o‧hi
- Hyphenation(key): ohi
Adverb
ohi
- (spatial) past, beyond
- Minun piti kääntyä toisesta risteyksestä oikealle, mutta ajoinkin ohi.
- I was supposed to turn right from the second intersection but I missed it.
- (literally, “drove past”)
- (temporal) over (discontinued; ended or concluded)
- Se on ohi nyt. ― It is over now.
- ohi on ― [it] is over [now] (e.g. referring to military service)
Usage notes
- The inflected forms shown in the table are used as adverbs, postpositions and/or prepositions; see the appropriate entries.
Inflection
Declension of ohi-
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Synonyms
Postposition
ohi [with genitive]
- (spatial) by, past (when one goes through the space that is next to something)
- Pallo pyöri tuolin ohi ja ovesta ulos.
- The ball rolled by the chair and out of the door.
- Pallo pyöri minun ohitseni.
- The ball rolled past me.
- (spatial) wide
- Nuoli meni maalin ohi.
- The arrow fell wide of the mark.
Usage notes
ohi cannot take a possessive suffix; ohitse is used instead if possessive forms are desired.
Synonyms
Preposition
ohi [with elative]
- (spatial) past (when going or having gone past, i.e. passing, usually physically)
- Olimme jo ohi sillasta, kun onnettomuus tapahtui.
- We were already past the bridge, when the accident took place.
Synonyms
Interjection
ohi
- miss! (used like an interjection to indicate that a shot missed the target)
- pass! (in games: I will not answer this question, etc.)
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “ohi”, 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 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *ohi. Ultimately possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *woša (“parting, branching (of river, way)”), whence Erzya ужо (užo, “corner; angle”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈohi/, [ˈo̞ɦi]
- Rhymes: -ohi
- Syllabification(key): o‧hi
- Hyphenation(key): ohi
Noun
ohi (obsolete)
Declension
- The word is basically only attested in some forms.
| Inflection of ohi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ohi | ohet | |
| genitive | ohen | ohien | |
| partitive | ohea | ohia | |
| illative | oheen | ohiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ohi | ohet | |
| accusative | nom. | ohi | ohet |
| gen. | ohen | ||
| genitive | ohen | ohien | |
| partitive | ohea | ohia | |
| inessive | ohessa | ohissa | |
| elative | ohesta | ohista | |
| illative | oheen | ohiin | |
| adessive | ohella | ohilla | |
| ablative | ohelta | ohilta | |
| allative | ohelle | ohille | |
| essive | ohena | ohina | |
| translative | oheksi | ohiksi | |
| abessive | ohetta | ohitta | |
| instructive | — | ohin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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- Prolative: ohitse
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
Hopi
Interjection
ohi
- (male speaker): Darn!; Too bad!
Nias
Noun
ohi (mutated form nohi)
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 159.