# hitu
## Faroese
### Verb

hitu
* (Suðuroy) plural past of eita

## Finnish
### Etymology

Probably sound-symbolic. Compare hippu, hiven, rahtu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhitu/, [ˈhit̪u]
* Rhymes: -itu
* Hyphenation: hi‧tu

### Noun

hitu
* bit, little bit, tiny bit, ounce, iota

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hitu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hituni
hituni
accusative
nom.
hituni
hituni
gen.
hituni
genitive
hituni
hitujeni
partitive
hituani
hitujani
inessive
hidussani
hiduissani
elative
hidustani
hiduistani
illative
hituuni
hituihini
adessive
hidullani
hiduillani
ablative
hidultani
hiduiltani
allative
hidulleni
hiduilleni
essive
hitunani
hituinani
translative
hidukseni
hiduikseni
abessive
hiduttani
hiduittani
instructive
comitative
—hituineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hitusi
hitusi
accusative
nom.
hitusi
hitusi
gen.
hitusi
genitive
hitusi
hitujesi
partitive
hituasi
hitujasi
inessive
hidussasi
hiduissasi
elative
hidustasi
hiduistasi
illative
hituusi
hituihisi
adessive
hidullasi
hiduillasi
ablative
hidultasi
hiduiltasi
allative
hidullesi
hiduillesi
essive
hitunasi
hituinasi
translative
hiduksesi
hiduiksesi
abessive
hiduttasi
hiduittasi
instructive
comitative
—hituinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hitumme
hitumme
accusative
nom.
hitumme
hitumme
gen.
hitumme
genitive
hitumme
hitujemme
partitive
hituamme
hitujamme
inessive
hidussamme
hiduissamme
elative
hidustamme
hiduistamme
illative
hituumme
hituihimme
adessive
hidullamme
hiduillamme
ablative
hidultamme
hiduiltamme
allative
hidullemme
hiduillemme
essive
hitunamme
hituinamme
translative
hiduksemme
hiduiksemme
abessive
hiduttamme
hiduittamme
instructive
comitative
—hituinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hitunne
hitunne
accusative
nom.
hitunne
hitunne
gen.
hitunne
genitive
hitunne
hitujenne
partitive
hituanne
hitujanne
inessive
hidussanne
hiduissanne
elative
hidustanne
hiduistanne
illative
hituunne
hituihinne
adessive
hidullanne
hiduillanne
ablative
hidultanne
hiduiltanne
allative
hidullenne
hiduillenne
essive
hitunanne
hituinanne
translative
hiduksenne
hiduiksenne
abessive
hiduttanne
hiduittanne
instructive
comitative
—hituinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hitunsa
hitunsa
accusative
nom.
hitunsa
hitunsa
gen.
hitunsa
genitive
hitunsa
hitujensa
partitive
hituaan hituansa
hitujaan hitujansa
inessive
hidussaan hidussansa
hiduissaan hiduissansa
elative
hidustaan hidustansa
hiduistaan hiduistansa
illative
hituunsa
hituihinsa
adessive
hidullaan hidullansa
hiduillaan hiduillansa
ablative
hidultaan hidultansa
hiduiltaan hiduiltansa
allative
hidulleen hidullensa
hiduilleen hiduillensa
essive
hitunaan hitunansa
hituinaan hituinansa
translative
hidukseen hiduksensa
hiduikseen hiduiksensa
abessive
hiduttaan hiduttansa
hiduittaan hiduittansa
instructive
comitative
—hituineen hituinensa :

#### Synonyms

* hitunen

#### Derived terms

* hitiö
* hitunen
* hitufysiikka
* hitulautanen
* hituolio
* perunanhitu

### 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

### Further reading

* “hitu”, 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

* huti, tihu

## Mambae
### Numeral

hitu
* seven

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu. Cognates include Hawaiian hiku and Maori whitu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhi.tu/
* Hyphenation: hi‧tu

### Numeral

hitu
* seven

### References

* Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 172
* Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

## Sikaiana
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

hitu
* seven

## Tahitian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

hitu
* seven
    nā taʻata/tāʻata e hitu ― seven people

#### Derived terms

* hitu ʻahuru

## Tboli
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

hitu
* seven

## Tetum
### Etymology

From *pitu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

### Numeral

hitu
* seven