# tihu
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtihu/, [ˈt̪iɦu]
* Rhymes: -ihu
* Hyphenation: ti‧hu

### Etymology 1

Variant of tihku generalized from the dialectal weak stem tihu- (possibly through the derived term below).

#### Noun

tihu
* drizzle

##### Declension

Possessive forms of tihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihuni
tihuni
accusative
nom.
tihuni
tihuni
gen.
tihuni
genitive
tihuni
tihujeni
partitive
tihuani
tihujani
inessive
tihussani
tihuissani
elative
tihustani
tihuistani
illative
tihuuni
tihuihini
adessive
tihullani
tihuillani
ablative
tihultani
tihuiltani
allative
tihulleni
tihuilleni
essive
tihunani
tihuinani
translative
tihukseni
tihuikseni
abessive
tihuttani
tihuittani
instructive
comitative
—tihuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihusi
tihusi
accusative
nom.
tihusi
tihusi
gen.
tihusi
genitive
tihusi
tihujesi
partitive
tihuasi
tihujasi
inessive
tihussasi
tihuissasi
elative
tihustasi
tihuistasi
illative
tihuusi
tihuihisi
adessive
tihullasi
tihuillasi
ablative
tihultasi
tihuiltasi
allative
tihullesi
tihuillesi
essive
tihunasi
tihuinasi
translative
tihuksesi
tihuiksesi
abessive
tihuttasi
tihuittasi
instructive
comitative
—tihuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihumme
tihumme
accusative
nom.
tihumme
tihumme
gen.
tihumme
genitive
tihumme
tihujemme
partitive
tihuamme
tihujamme
inessive
tihussamme
tihuissamme
elative
tihustamme
tihuistamme
illative
tihuumme
tihuihimme
adessive
tihullamme
tihuillamme
ablative
tihultamme
tihuiltamme
allative
tihullemme
tihuillemme
essive
tihunamme
tihuinamme
translative
tihuksemme
tihuiksemme
abessive
tihuttamme
tihuittamme
instructive
comitative
—tihuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihunne
tihunne
accusative
nom.
tihunne
tihunne
gen.
tihunne
genitive
tihunne
tihujenne
partitive
tihuanne
tihujanne
inessive
tihussanne
tihuissanne
elative
tihustanne
tihuistanne
illative
tihuunne
tihuihinne
adessive
tihullanne
tihuillanne
ablative
tihultanne
tihuiltanne
allative
tihullenne
tihuillenne
essive
tihunanne
tihuinanne
translative
tihuksenne
tihuiksenne
abessive
tihuttanne
tihuittanne
instructive
comitative
—tihuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihunsa
tihunsa
accusative
nom.
tihunsa
tihunsa
gen.
tihunsa
genitive
tihunsa
tihujensa
partitive
tihuaan tihuansa
tihujaan tihujansa
inessive
tihussaan tihussansa
tihuissaan tihuissansa
elative
tihustaan tihustansa
tihuistaan tihuistansa
illative
tihuunsa
tihuihinsa
adessive
tihullaan tihullansa
tihuillaan tihuillansa
ablative
tihultaan tihultansa
tihuiltaan tihuiltansa
allative
tihulleen tihullensa
tihuilleen tihuillensa
essive
tihunaan tihunansa
tihuinaan tihuinansa
translative
tihukseen tihuksensa
tihuikseen tihuiksensa
abessive
tihuttaan tihuttansa
tihuittaan tihuittansa
instructive
comitative
—tihuineen tihuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* tihuttaa
* tihuuttaa

#### Further reading

* “tihu”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Possibly the same word as dialectal tihu (“mosquito”), in which case from tihistä and akin to Ingrian ti­hu, Karelian tihi, Ludian ťihi, Veps tihi, Votic tihi and dialectal Estonian tihu, or alternatively a sound-symbolic variant of tuho.

#### Noun

tihu (dialectal)
* Synonym of tihutyö

##### Declension

Possessive forms of tihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihuni
tihuni
accusative
nom.
tihuni
tihuni
gen.
tihuni
genitive
tihuni
tihujeni
partitive
tihuani
tihujani
inessive
tihussani
tihuissani
elative
tihustani
tihuistani
illative
tihuuni
tihuihini
adessive
tihullani
tihuillani
ablative
tihultani
tihuiltani
allative
tihulleni
tihuilleni
essive
tihunani
tihuinani
translative
tihukseni
tihuikseni
abessive
tihuttani
tihuittani
instructive
comitative
—tihuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihusi
tihusi
accusative
nom.
tihusi
tihusi
gen.
tihusi
genitive
tihusi
tihujesi
partitive
tihuasi
tihujasi
inessive
tihussasi
tihuissasi
elative
tihustasi
tihuistasi
illative
tihuusi
tihuihisi
adessive
tihullasi
tihuillasi
ablative
tihultasi
tihuiltasi
allative
tihullesi
tihuillesi
essive
tihunasi
tihuinasi
translative
tihuksesi
tihuiksesi
abessive
tihuttasi
tihuittasi
instructive
comitative
—tihuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihumme
tihumme
accusative
nom.
tihumme
tihumme
gen.
tihumme
genitive
tihumme
tihujemme
partitive
tihuamme
tihujamme
inessive
tihussamme
tihuissamme
elative
tihustamme
tihuistamme
illative
tihuumme
tihuihimme
adessive
tihullamme
tihuillamme
ablative
tihultamme
tihuiltamme
allative
tihullemme
tihuillemme
essive
tihunamme
tihuinamme
translative
tihuksemme
tihuiksemme
abessive
tihuttamme
tihuittamme
instructive
comitative
—tihuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihunne
tihunne
accusative
nom.
tihunne
tihunne
gen.
tihunne
genitive
tihunne
tihujenne
partitive
tihuanne
tihujanne
inessive
tihussanne
tihuissanne
elative
tihustanne
tihuistanne
illative
tihuunne
tihuihinne
adessive
tihullanne
tihuillanne
ablative
tihultanne
tihuiltanne
allative
tihullenne
tihuillenne
essive
tihunanne
tihuinanne
translative
tihuksenne
tihuiksenne
abessive
tihuttanne
tihuittanne
instructive
comitative
—tihuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tihunsa
tihunsa
accusative
nom.
tihunsa
tihunsa
gen.
tihunsa
genitive
tihunsa
tihujensa
partitive
tihuaan tihuansa
tihujaan tihujansa
inessive
tihussaan tihussansa
tihuissaan tihuissansa
elative
tihustaan tihustansa
tihuistaan tihuistansa
illative
tihuunsa
tihuihinsa
adessive
tihullaan tihullansa
tihuillaan tihuillansa
ablative
tihultaan tihultansa
tihuiltaan tihuiltansa
allative
tihulleen tihullensa
tihuilleen tihuillensa
essive
tihunaan tihunansa
tihuinaan tihuinansa
translative
tihukseen tihuksensa
tihuikseen tihuiksensa
abessive
tihuttaan tihuttansa
tihuittaan tihuittansa
instructive
comitative
—tihuineen tihuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* tihulainen
* tihurotta
* tihutyö

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (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

* hitu, huti

## Serbo-Croatian
### Adjective

tihu
* inflection of tȉh:
** indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
** feminine accusative singular