haffi

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From German Haff.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑfːi/, [ˈhɑ̝fːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑfːi
  • Syllabification(key): haf‧fi

Noun

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haffi

  1. Haff; a bay or lagoon behind a spit

Declension

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Inflection of haffi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative haffi haffit
genitive haffin haffien
partitive haffia haffeja
illative haffiin haffeihin
singular plural
nominative haffi haffit
accusative nom. haffi haffit
gen. haffin
genitive haffin haffien
partitive haffia haffeja
inessive haffissa haffeissa
elative haffista haffeista
illative haffiin haffeihin
adessive haffilla haffeilla
ablative haffilta haffeilta
allative haffille haffeille
essive haffina haffeina
translative haffiksi haffeiksi
abessive haffitta haffeitta
instructive haffein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of haffi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haffini haffini
accusative nom. haffini haffini
gen. haffini
genitive haffini haffieni
partitive haffiani haffejani
inessive haffissani haffeissani
elative haffistani haffeistani
illative haffiini haffeihini
adessive haffillani haffeillani
ablative haffiltani haffeiltani
allative haffilleni haffeilleni
essive haffinani haffeinani
translative haffikseni haffeikseni
abessive haffittani haffeittani
instructive
comitative haffeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haffisi haffisi
accusative nom. haffisi haffisi
gen. haffisi
genitive haffisi haffiesi
partitive haffiasi haffejasi
inessive haffissasi haffeissasi
elative haffistasi haffeistasi
illative haffiisi haffeihisi
adessive haffillasi haffeillasi
ablative haffiltasi haffeiltasi
allative haffillesi haffeillesi
essive haffinasi haffeinasi
translative haffiksesi haffeiksesi
abessive haffittasi haffeittasi
instructive
comitative haffeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haffimme haffimme
accusative nom. haffimme haffimme
gen. haffimme
genitive haffimme haffiemme
partitive haffiamme haffejamme
inessive haffissamme haffeissamme
elative haffistamme haffeistamme
illative haffiimme haffeihimme
adessive haffillamme haffeillamme
ablative haffiltamme haffeiltamme
allative haffillemme haffeillemme
essive haffinamme haffeinamme
translative haffiksemme haffeiksemme
abessive haffittamme haffeittamme
instructive
comitative haffeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haffinne haffinne
accusative nom. haffinne haffinne
gen. haffinne
genitive haffinne haffienne
partitive haffianne haffejanne
inessive haffissanne haffeissanne
elative haffistanne haffeistanne
illative haffiinne haffeihinne
adessive haffillanne haffeillanne
ablative haffiltanne haffeiltanne
allative haffillenne haffeillenne
essive haffinanne haffeinanne
translative haffiksenne haffeiksenne
abessive haffittanne haffeittanne
instructive
comitative haffeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative haffinsa haffinsa
accusative nom. haffinsa haffinsa
gen. haffinsa
genitive haffinsa haffiensa
partitive haffiaan
haffiansa
haffejaan
haffejansa
inessive haffissaan
haffissansa
haffeissaan
haffeissansa
elative haffistaan
haffistansa
haffeistaan
haffeistansa
illative haffiinsa haffeihinsa
adessive haffillaan
haffillansa
haffeillaan
haffeillansa
ablative haffiltaan
haffiltansa
haffeiltaan
haffeiltansa
allative haffilleen
haffillensa
haffeilleen
haffeillensa
essive haffinaan
haffinansa
haffeinaan
haffeinansa
translative haffikseen
haffiksensa
haffeikseen
haffeiksensa
abessive haffittaan
haffittansa
haffeittaan
haffeittansa
instructive
comitative haffeineen
haffeinensa

Jamaican Creole

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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have +‎ fi, from English have to.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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haffi

  1. have to, must
    Mi haffi cook dina fi miself.
    I have to cook dinner for myself.

Further reading

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  • haffi at JamaicanPatwah.com