/ˈkɑrhu/, [ˈkɑ̝rhu]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *karhu, probably derived from *karhëda; equivalent to karhea (“rough, coarse”) + -u. Originally a euphemism for *okci (whence oksi, ohto, and otso). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Swedish björn and sense 4 from English bear.
- bear (large omnivorous mammal of the family Ursidae)
- brown bear, Ursus arctos
- informaldebtor
- informaltaxman
- bear (investor who sells in anticipation of falling prices)
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
- error-lua-execA major brand of beer in Finland.
Muodotkarhu(nominative, singular) · karhut(nominative, plural) · karhu(accusative, nominative, singular) · karhut(accusative, nominative, plural) · karhun(accusative, genitive, singular) · karhut(accusative, genitive, plural) · karhun(genitive, singular) · karhujen(genitive, plural) · karhua(partitive, singular) · karhuja(partitive, plural) · karhussa(inessive, singular) · karhuissa(inessive, plural) · karhusta(elative, singular) · karhuista(elative, plural) · karhuun(illative, singular) · karhuihin(illative, plural) · karhulla(adessive, singular) · karhuilla(adessive, plural) · karhulta(ablative, singular) · karhuilta(ablative, plural)