/ˈheŋki/, [ˈhe̞ŋk̟i]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *henki (“breath; soul, life force”).
- breath
“saada henkeä” — to be able to breathe
“Henkesi haisee.” — Your breath stinks.
- life (the state of being alive, as opposed to being dead)
“Near-synonym: elämä (general)”
“jäädä henkiin” — to stay alive, to survive
“Henkesi on vaarassa.” — Your life is in danger.
- person (only when counting, thus with a numeral or interrogative ("how many"))
“neljän hengen hytti” — a cabin for four (persons)
- spirit, ghost
“Pyhä Henki” — The Holy Ghost
“ajan henki” — the spirit of the age, Zeitgeist
- genie
“pullon henki” — the genie of the bottle
- spirit, atmosphere, mood
- form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-personthird-person singular past indicative of henkiä
Muodothenki(nominative, singular) · henget(nominative, plural) · henki(accusative, nominative, singular) · henget(accusative, nominative, plural) · hengen(accusative, genitive, singular) · henget(accusative, genitive, plural) · hengen(genitive, singular) · henkien(genitive, plural) · henkeä(partitive, singular) · henkiä(partitive, plural) · hengessä(inessive, singular) · hengissä(inessive, plural) · hengestä(elative, singular) · hengistä(elative, plural) · henkeen(illative, singular) · henkiin(illative, plural) · hengellä(adessive, singular) · hengillä(adessive, plural) · hengeltä(ablative, singular) · hengiltä(ablative, plural)