huuti

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish hut (“decency, good manners, politeness, reason, common sense”), used in some set phrases like veta hut (“to behave oneself”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuːti/, [ˈhuːt̪i]
Rhymes: -uːti
Syllabification^(key): huu‧ti

Noun

huuti

Synonym of nuhde (“admonition, scolding”); only used in partitive singular case as an object
antaa huutia ― to reprimand; lit. "to give a scolding"

Declension

partitive singular: huutia

Further reading

“huuti”, 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

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