Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hëëno. Cognates include Karelian hieno and Veps hen, as well as probably Estonian hõõnukene.
The semantic shift from "fine, slender, fine-grained" to "fine, refined, elegant" is common across European languages and probably represents foreign influence in Finnish.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhie̯no/, [ˈhie̞̯no̞]
- Rhymes: -ieno
- Hyphenation(key): hie‧no
Adjective
hieno (comparative hienompi, superlative hienoin)
- fine (particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth)
- fine (consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces)
Hienoa tomua nostaen ajoi henkilöauto hitaasti ohi ja Asta näki sisällä valkoisen pöyhkeän pilven.- Raising a fine dust, the passage car drove slowly by and Asta saw inside a cocky yellow cloud.
- good-looking, fine
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hieno
- fine (of superior quality); select; elegant, fancy, posh
- great, wonderful
- hieno saavutus ― great achievement
Declension
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first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
hienoni |
hienoni |
accusative |
nom. |
hienoni |
hienoni |
gen. |
hienoni |
genitive |
hienoni |
hienojeni |
partitive |
hienoani |
hienojani |
inessive |
hienossani |
hienoissani |
elative |
hienostani |
hienoistani |
illative |
hienooni |
hienoihini |
adessive |
hienollani |
hienoillani |
ablative |
hienoltani |
hienoiltani |
allative |
hienolleni |
hienoilleni |
essive |
hienonani |
hienoinani |
translative |
hienokseni |
hienoikseni |
abessive |
hienottani |
hienoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | hienoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
hienosi |
hienosi |
accusative |
nom. |
hienosi |
hienosi |
gen. |
hienosi |
genitive |
hienosi |
hienojesi |
partitive |
hienoasi |
hienojasi |
inessive |
hienossasi |
hienoissasi |
elative |
hienostasi |
hienoistasi |
illative |
hienoosi |
hienoihisi |
adessive |
hienollasi |
hienoillasi |
ablative |
hienoltasi |
hienoiltasi |
allative |
hienollesi |
hienoillesi |
essive |
hienonasi |
hienoinasi |
translative |
hienoksesi |
hienoiksesi |
abessive |
hienottasi |
hienoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | hienoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
hienomme |
hienomme |
accusative |
nom. |
hienomme |
hienomme |
gen. |
hienomme |
genitive |
hienomme |
hienojemme |
partitive |
hienoamme |
hienojamme |
inessive |
hienossamme |
hienoissamme |
elative |
hienostamme |
hienoistamme |
illative |
hienoomme |
hienoihimme |
adessive |
hienollamme |
hienoillamme |
ablative |
hienoltamme |
hienoiltamme |
allative |
hienollemme |
hienoillemme |
essive |
hienonamme |
hienoinamme |
translative |
hienoksemme |
hienoiksemme |
abessive |
hienottamme |
hienoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | hienoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
hienonne |
hienonne |
accusative |
nom. |
hienonne |
hienonne |
gen. |
hienonne |
genitive |
hienonne |
hienojenne |
partitive |
hienoanne |
hienojanne |
inessive |
hienossanne |
hienoissanne |
elative |
hienostanne |
hienoistanne |
illative |
hienoonne |
hienoihinne |
adessive |
hienollanne |
hienoillanne |
ablative |
hienoltanne |
hienoiltanne |
allative |
hienollenne |
hienoillenne |
essive |
hienonanne |
hienoinanne |
translative |
hienoksenne |
hienoiksenne |
abessive |
hienottanne |
hienoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | hienoinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
hienonsa |
hienonsa |
accusative |
nom. |
hienonsa |
hienonsa |
gen. |
hienonsa |
genitive |
hienonsa |
hienojensa |
partitive |
hienoaan hienoansa |
hienojaan hienojansa |
inessive |
hienossaan hienossansa |
hienoissaan hienoissansa |
elative |
hienostaan hienostansa |
hienoistaan hienoistansa |
illative |
hienoonsa |
hienoihinsa |
adessive |
hienollaan hienollansa |
hienoillaan hienoillansa |
ablative |
hienoltaan hienoltansa |
hienoiltaan hienoiltansa |
allative |
hienolleen hienollensa |
hienoilleen hienoillensa |
essive |
hienonaan hienonansa |
hienoinaan hienoinansa |
translative |
hienokseen hienoksensa |
hienoikseen hienoiksensa |
abessive |
hienottaan hienottansa |
hienoittaan hienoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | hienoineen hienoinensa |
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Derived terms
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References
Lauri Hakulinen (1965) “Muutamista sosiaalisen sanastomme käännöslainoista”, in Virittäjä (in Finnish), volume 69, number 1, Kotikielen Seura, pages 18–29