hirmu

== Estonian == === Noun === hirmu genitive singular of hirm partitive singular of hirm illative singular of hirm == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hirmu, possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian širmuļi, Lithuanian šiurpus). Related to Estonian hirm, Karelian hirmu, Livonian irm and Votic irmu. Probably also related to hirveä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhirmu/, [ˈhirmu] Rhymes: -irmu Syllabification(key): hir‧mu Hyphenation(key): hir‧mu === Noun === hirmu monster (terrifying and dangerous creature) fright (someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (monster): hirviö ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === hirmu (informal) very, really, extremely (usually in a positive sense) === References === === Further reading === “hirmu”, 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 2 July 2023