hitu

See also: hitű

Faroese

Verb

hitu

1. (Suðuroy) plural past of eita

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhitu/, [ˈhit̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu
• Syllabification^(key): hi‧tu

Noun

hitu

1. bit, little bit, tiny bit, ounce, iota

Declension

Inflection of hitu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		hitu	hidut
genitive		hidun	hitujen
partitive		hitua	hituja
illative		hituun	hituihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hitu	hidut
accusative	nom.	hitu	hidut
	gen.	hidun
genitive		hidun	hitujen
partitive		hitua	hituja
inessive		hidussa	hiduissa
elative		hidusta	hiduista
illative		hituun	hituihin
adessive		hidulla	hiduilla
ablative		hidulta	hiduilta
allative		hidulle	hiduille
essive		hituna	hituina
translative		hiduksi	hiduiksi
abessive		hidutta	hiduitta
instructive		—	hiduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

 

compounds

• hitufysiikka
• hitulautanen
• hituolio
• perunanhitu

 

Further reading

• “hitu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

1. seven

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : hitu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhi.tu/
• Hyphenation: hi‧tu

Numeral

hitu

1. seven

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 172
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[3], 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

1. seven

Tahitian

Tahitian cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : hitu

Etymology

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

Numeral

hitu

1. 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

1. seven

Tetum

Etymology

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

Numeral

hitu

1. seven