# roihu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly sound-symbolic. Related to Karelian roihuta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈroi̯hu/, [ˈro̞i̯ɦu]
* Rhymes: -oihu
* Hyphenation: roi‧hu

### Noun

roihu
* blaze (fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of roihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
roihuni
roihuni
accusative
nom.
roihuni
roihuni
gen.
roihuni
genitive
roihuni
roihujeni
partitive
roihuani
roihujani
inessive
roihussani
roihuissani
elative
roihustani
roihuistani
illative
roihuuni
roihuihini
adessive
roihullani
roihuillani
ablative
roihultani
roihuiltani
allative
roihulleni
roihuilleni
essive
roihunani
roihuinani
translative
roihukseni
roihuikseni
abessive
roihuttani
roihuittani
instructive
comitative
—roihuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
roihusi
roihusi
accusative
nom.
roihusi
roihusi
gen.
roihusi
genitive
roihusi
roihujesi
partitive
roihuasi
roihujasi
inessive
roihussasi
roihuissasi
elative
roihustasi
roihuistasi
illative
roihuusi
roihuihisi
adessive
roihullasi
roihuillasi
ablative
roihultasi
roihuiltasi
allative
roihullesi
roihuillesi
essive
roihunasi
roihuinasi
translative
roihuksesi
roihuiksesi
abessive
roihuttasi
roihuittasi
instructive
comitative
—roihuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
roihumme
roihumme
accusative
nom.
roihumme
roihumme
gen.
roihumme
genitive
roihumme
roihujemme
partitive
roihuamme
roihujamme
inessive
roihussamme
roihuissamme
elative
roihustamme
roihuistamme
illative
roihuumme
roihuihimme
adessive
roihullamme
roihuillamme
ablative
roihultamme
roihuiltamme
allative
roihullemme
roihuillemme
essive
roihunamme
roihuinamme
translative
roihuksemme
roihuiksemme
abessive
roihuttamme
roihuittamme
instructive
comitative
—roihuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
roihunne
roihunne
accusative
nom.
roihunne
roihunne
gen.
roihunne
genitive
roihunne
roihujenne
partitive
roihuanne
roihujanne
inessive
roihussanne
roihuissanne
elative
roihustanne
roihuistanne
illative
roihuunne
roihuihinne
adessive
roihullanne
roihuillanne
ablative
roihultanne
roihuiltanne
allative
roihullenne
roihuillenne
essive
roihunanne
roihuinanne
translative
roihuksenne
roihuiksenne
abessive
roihuttanne
roihuittanne
instructive
comitative
—roihuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
roihunsa
roihunsa
accusative
nom.
roihunsa
roihunsa
gen.
roihunsa
genitive
roihunsa
roihujensa
partitive
roihuaan roihuansa
roihujaan roihujansa
inessive
roihussaan roihussansa
roihuissaan roihuissansa
elative
roihustaan roihustansa
roihuistaan roihuistansa
illative
roihuunsa
roihuihinsa
adessive
roihullaan roihullansa
roihuillaan roihuillansa
ablative
roihultaan roihultansa
roihuiltaan roihuiltansa
allative
roihulleen roihullensa
roihuilleen roihuillensa
essive
roihunaan roihunansa
roihuinaan roihuinansa
translative
roihukseen roihuksensa
roihuikseen roihuiksensa
abessive
roihuttaan roihuttansa
roihuittaan roihuittansa
instructive
comitative
—roihuineen roihuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* roihahtaa
* roihuta
* Roihupelto
* Roihuvuori

### 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

* “roihu”, 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* houri, rouhi