huhtikuu

== Finnish == === Etymology === huhta (“cleared field in slash-and-burn cultivation”) +‎ kuu (“month”), named so because it was around the time of year when the trees and plants to be burned to make a swidden were left to dry. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuhtiˌkuː/, [ˈhuht̪iˌkuː] Rhymes: -uː Syllabification(key): huh‧ti‧kuu Hyphenation(key): huhti‧kuu === Noun === huhtikuu April (month) ==== Usage notes ==== “in April” is expressed with the inessive case (huhtikuussa). When the day is specified, the partitive case is used (e.g. 1. huhtikuuta), but the genitive is also possible in a structure like huhtikuun 1. päivä. ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== huhtikuinen === Further reading === “huhtikuu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (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