vihura

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic *вихъръ (*vixŭrŭ). Compare Finnish vihuri.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋihurɑ/, [ˈʋihur]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋihuːrɑ/, [ˈʋixˑuːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ihur, -ihuːrɑ
• Hyphenation: vi‧hu‧ra

Noun

vihura

1. gust (of wind)
   • 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Kalina Vaasselin nainen, “1142. Soikkola, Loukkula, III4”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[1], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 13-14:

     Meren vihhura vihhainen, // Vierätti pesoin vettee.

     The angry gust of the sea, // It let the nest roll into the water.

Declension

Declension of vihura (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vihura	vihurat
genitive	vihuran	vihuroin
partitive	vihuraa	vihuroja
illative	vihuraa	vihuroihe
inessive	vihuraas	vihurois
elative	vihurast	vihuroist
allative	vihuralle	vihuroille
adessive	vihuraal	vihuroil
ablative	vihuralt	vihuroilt
translative	vihuraks	vihuroiks
essive	vihuranna, vihuraan	vihuroinna, vihuroin
exessive1)	vihurant	vihuroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.