hooku

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hooku, equivalent to hoovvata (to sigh) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish huoku and Estonian hoog.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhoːku/, [ˈhoːkŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhoːku/, [ˈho̝ːɡ̊u]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhoːku/, [ˈho̝ːɡ̊u]
  • Rhymes: -oːku
  • Hyphenation: hoo‧ku

Noun

hooku

  1. breath
  2. sigh

Declension

Declension of hooku (type 4/koivu, ook-oovv gradation)
singular plural
nominative hooku hoovvut
genitive hoovvun hookuin, hookuloin
partitive hookua hookuja, hookuloja
illative hookuu hookui, hookuloihe
inessive hoovvuus hoovvuis, hookulois
elative hoovvust hoovvuist, hookuloist
allative hoovvulle hoovvuille, hookuloille
adessive hoovvuul hoovvuil, hookuloil
ablative hoovvult hoovvuilt, hookuloilt
translative hoovvuks hoovvuiks, hookuloiks
essive hookunna, hookuun hookuinna, hookuloinna, hookuin, hookuloin
exessive1) hookunt hookuint, hookuloint
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

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 68
  • Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 38

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian hooku.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈhoːku/, [ˈhoːku]
  • Rhymes: -oːku
  • Hyphenation: hoo‧ku

Noun

hooku

  1. breath
  2. air
  3. strength, power

Inflection

Declension of hooku (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative hooku hoogud
genitive hoogu hookujõ, hookui
partitive hookua hookuitõ, hookui
illative hookusõ, hooku hookuisõ
inessive hooguz hookuiz
elative hoogussõ hookuissõ
allative hoogulõ hookuilõ
adessive hoogullõ hookuillõ
ablative hoogultõ hookuiltõ
translative hoogussi hookuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “hooku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn