suht
Estonian
Etymology
Clipping of suhteliselt.
Adverb
suht (not comparable)
- (colloquial) relatively, comparatively, quite, pretty
Derived terms
- suht-koht
- suhtarv
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of suhteellisen. Compare Estonian suht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuht/, [ˈs̠uxt̪]
- Rhymes: -uht
- Syllabification(key): suht
- Hyphenation(key): suht
Adverb
suht (not comparable) (informal)
- relatively, quite, pretty
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:melko
- 2023 May 28, Veli-Pekka Lehtonen, “Kaurismäen Cannes-palkinnossa on karvas maku, mutta sitä kannattaa silti juhlia”, in Helsingin Sanomat[1], retrieved 28 May 2023:
- On suht ainutlaatuista voittaa mitään palkintoa elokuvan olympialaisiksi kutsutussa tapahtumassa, johon parhaat pyrkivät ja jonne harva koskaan edes pääsee.
- It is quite unique to win any award in the event known as the Olympics of cinema, where the best strive to be and few ever get.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “suht”, 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 3 July 2023
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *suhti, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz. Equivalent to sēoc + -þ. Cognate with Old Saxon suht, Old High German suht, Old Norse sótt, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (sauhts).
Noun
suht f
- (rare) sickness
Declension
Strong i-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | suht | suhte, suhta |
accusative | suht, suhte | suhte, suhta |
genitive | suhte | suhta |
dative | suhte | suhtum |
Derived terms
- hriþsuht f (“fever”)
Descendants
- Middle English: suht, souȝt, soght; golsouȝt; lungessouth
- Scots: gulsoch; lungasüte
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “suht”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *suhtiz, whence also Old English suht, Old Norse sótt.
Noun
suht f