/ˈhetki/, [ˈhe̞t̪k̟i]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *hetki, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?]. Cognate with Estonian hetk and possibly Erzya шка (ška, “time”).
- moment, instant (particular point of time)
“Missä olit sillä hetkellä, kun...” — Where were you at the moment when...
- moment, minute (brief, unspecified amount of time)
“viime hetki” — last minute
“Työ vie vain hetken.” — The job is just going to take a minute.
“Hän kiinnostui vain hetkeksi, ja muutti sitten mielensä.” — She was only interested for a minute, then changed her mind.
- hour (set time of prayer)
“Hetkipalvelus” — Liturgy of the Hours
- literary, obsoletesynonym of tunti (“an hour, 60 minutes”)
“yhdennellätoista hetkellä” — At the eleventh hour
“Tamikwla on xxxj. paͤiue / O^ᵉoͤ pite xvj hetke. Paͤiue pite viij httke^([sic])” — January has XXXI days, A night is XVI hours. A day is VIII hours.
“Akſelinſa ympaͤri kaͤaͤnnaͤikſen maa 24 hetkesſaͤ, joka on Wuoro-kaus.” — It takes the Earth 24 hours, which is a day, to rotate around its axis.
Muodothetki(nominative, singular) · hetket(nominative, plural) · hetki(accusative, nominative, singular) · hetket(accusative, nominative, plural) · hetken(accusative, genitive, singular) · hetket(accusative, genitive, plural) · hetken(genitive, singular) · hetkien(genitive, plural) · hetkeä(partitive, singular) · hetkiä(partitive, plural) · hetkessä(inessive, singular) · hetkissä(inessive, plural) · hetkestä(elative, singular) · hetkistä(elative, plural) · hetkeen(illative, singular) · hetkiin(illative, plural) · hetkellä(adessive, singular) · hetkillä(adessive, plural) · hetkeltä(ablative, singular) · hetkiltä(ablative, plural)