# inha
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *inha (compare Estonian inetu, Ingrian inho, Karelian inho, Votic inõa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈinhɑ/, [ˈinhɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -inhɑ
* Hyphenation: in‧ha

### Adjective

inha (comparative inhempi or inhampi, superlative inhin or inhoin)
* (poetic) bad, wicked, mean
    Synonyms: häijy, ilkeä, ikävä, paha
** 1918, “Vilppulan urhojen muistolle”, Heikki Klemetti (music), lyrics by Heikki Klemetti:Se vala on koetettu puhtaana pitää; painettu on päin inhaa itää; kaikki, mi jaksoi kalpaa käyttää; ja pidetään vasta, nyt sekä aina.That oath have we tried to keep clean; we have fought against the wicked East; every one of us strong enough to use a sword; and we'll hold against it in the future, now and always.
* appalling, gross, disgusting
    Synonyms: inhottava, tympeä
** 2013 December 12, “Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys”, in Iltalehti, Helsinki:Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys [title of an article warning against clogging the toilet bowl by pouring hot fat from roasting ham into it]Remember this and avoid an appalling Christmas surprise
** 1995, Rosa Liksom, Unohdettu vartti (collection of short stories), Helsinki: WSOY, →ISBN:Seitsemännessä kerroksessa oli inha löyhkä [title of a short story]There was an appalling smell on the seventh floor

#### Declension

Possessive forms of inha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
inhani
inhani
accusative
nom.
inhani
inhani
gen.
inhani
genitive
inhani
inhojeni inhaini $^{rare}$
partitive
inhaani
inhojani
inessive
inhassani
inhoissani
elative
inhastani
inhoistani
illative
inhaani
inhoihini
adessive
inhallani
inhoillani
ablative
inhaltani
inhoiltani
allative
inhalleni
inhoilleni
essive
inhanani
inhoinani
translative
inhakseni
inhoikseni
abessive
inhattani
inhoittani
instructive
comitative
—inhoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
inhasi
inhasi
accusative
nom.
inhasi
inhasi
gen.
inhasi
genitive
inhasi
inhojesi inhaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
inhaasi
inhojasi
inessive
inhassasi
inhoissasi
elative
inhastasi
inhoistasi
illative
inhaasi
inhoihisi
adessive
inhallasi
inhoillasi
ablative
inhaltasi
inhoiltasi
allative
inhallesi
inhoillesi
essive
inhanasi
inhoinasi
translative
inhaksesi
inhoiksesi
abessive
inhattasi
inhoittasi
instructive
comitative
—inhoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
inhamme
inhamme
accusative
nom.
inhamme
inhamme
gen.
inhamme
genitive
inhamme
inhojemme inhaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
inhaamme
inhojamme
inessive
inhassamme
inhoissamme
elative
inhastamme
inhoistamme
illative
inhaamme
inhoihimme
adessive
inhallamme
inhoillamme
ablative
inhaltamme
inhoiltamme
allative
inhallemme
inhoillemme
essive
inhanamme
inhoinamme
translative
inhaksemme
inhoiksemme
abessive
inhattamme
inhoittamme
instructive
comitative
—inhoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
inhanne
inhanne
accusative
nom.
inhanne
inhanne
gen.
inhanne
genitive
inhanne
inhojenne inhainne $^{rare}$
partitive
inhaanne
inhojanne
inessive
inhassanne
inhoissanne
elative
inhastanne
inhoistanne
illative
inhaanne
inhoihinne
adessive
inhallanne
inhoillanne
ablative
inhaltanne
inhoiltanne
allative
inhallenne
inhoillenne
essive
inhananne
inhoinanne
translative
inhaksenne
inhoiksenne
abessive
inhattanne
inhoittanne
instructive
comitative
—inhoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
inhansa
inhansa
accusative
nom.
inhansa
inhansa
gen.
inhansa
genitive
inhansa
inhojensa inhainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
inhaansa
inhojaan inhojansa
inessive
inhassaan inhassansa
inhoissaan inhoissansa
elative
inhastaan inhastansa
inhoistaan inhoistansa
illative
inhaansa
inhoihinsa
adessive
inhallaan inhallansa
inhoillaan inhoillansa
ablative
inhaltaan inhaltansa
inhoiltaan inhoiltansa
allative
inhalleen inhallensa
inhoilleen inhoillensa
essive
inhanaan inhanansa
inhoinaan inhoinansa
translative
inhakseen inhaksensa
inhoikseen inhoiksensa
abessive
inhattaan inhattansa
inhoittaan inhoittansa
instructive
comitative
—inhoineen inhoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* inhasti
* inho
* inhuus

#### Related terms

* inho

### Further reading

* “inha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

* hain, hina, ihan