hullu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hullu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhulːu/, [ˈhulːu]
• Rhymes: -ulːu
• Syllabification^(key): hul‧lu
• Hyphenation^(key): hul‧lu

Adjective

hullu (comparative hullumpi, superlative hulluin)

1. crazy, mad, insane, lunatic

Declension

Inflection of hullu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		hullu	hullut
genitive		hullun	hullujen
partitive		hullua	hulluja
illative		hulluun	hulluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hullu	hullut
accusative	nom.	hullu	hullut
	gen.	hullun
genitive		hullun	hullujen
partitive		hullua	hulluja
inessive		hullussa	hulluissa
elative		hullusta	hulluista
illative		hulluun	hulluihin
adessive		hullulla	hulluilla
ablative		hullulta	hulluilta
allative		hullulle	hulluille
essive		hulluna	hulluina
translative		hulluksi	hulluiksi
abessive		hullutta	hulluitta
instructive		—	hulluin
comitative		—	hulluine

Possessive forms of hullu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hulluni hulluni accusative nom. hulluni hulluni gen. hulluni genitive hulluni hullujeni partitive hulluani hullujani inessive hullussani hulluissani elative hullustani hulluistani illative hulluuni hulluihini adessive hullullani hulluillani ablative hullultani hulluiltani allative hullulleni hulluilleni essive hullunani hulluinani translative hullukseni hulluikseni abessive hulluttani hulluittani instructive — — comitative — hulluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hullusi hullusi accusative nom. hullusi hullusi gen. hullusi genitive hullusi hullujesi partitive hulluasi hullujasi inessive hullussasi hulluissasi elative hullustasi hulluistasi illative hulluusi hulluihisi adessive hullullasi hulluillasi ablative hullultasi hulluiltasi allative hullullesi hulluillesi essive hullunasi hulluinasi translative hulluksesi hulluiksesi abessive hulluttasi hulluittasi instructive — — comitative — hulluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hullumme hullumme accusative nom. hullumme hullumme gen. hullumme genitive hullumme hullujemme partitive hulluamme hullujamme inessive hullussamme hulluissamme elative hullustamme hulluistamme illative hulluumme hulluihimme adessive hullullamme hulluillamme ablative hullultamme hulluiltamme allative hullullemme hulluillemme essive hullunamme hulluinamme translative hulluksemme hulluiksemme abessive hulluttamme hulluittamme instructive — — comitative — hulluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hullunne hullunne accusative nom. hullunne hullunne gen. hullunne genitive hullunne hullujenne partitive hulluanne hullujanne inessive hullussanne hulluissanne elative hullustanne hulluistanne illative hulluunne hulluihinne adessive hullullanne hulluillanne ablative hullultanne hulluiltanne allative hullullenne hulluillenne essive hullunanne hulluinanne translative hulluksenne hulluiksenne abessive hulluttanne hulluittanne instructive — — comitative — hulluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hullunsa hullunsa accusative nom. hullunsa hullunsa gen. hullunsa genitive hullunsa hullujensa partitive hulluaan hulluansa hullujaan hullujansa inessive hullussaan hullussansa hulluissaan hulluissansa elative hullustaan hullustansa hulluistaan hulluistansa illative hulluunsa hulluihinsa adessive hullullaan hullullansa hulluillaan hulluillansa ablative hullultaan hullultansa hulluiltaan hulluiltansa allative hullulleen hullullensa hulluilleen hulluillensa essive hullunaan hullunansa hulluinaan hulluinansa translative hullukseen hulluksensa hulluikseen hulluiksensa abessive hulluttaan hulluttansa hulluittaan hulluittansa instructive — — comitative — hulluineen hulluinensa

Noun

hullu

1. crazy, mad or insane person

   Synonyms: mielisairas, mielenvikainen, sekopää, skitso, kaistapää, seko

   Keitä munaa, et saa lientä; neuvo hullua, et saa mieltä.

   Boiling an egg doesn't make stock, and giving advice to a madman doesn't make sense.

2. (colloquial) reckless person
3. (in compounds) enthusiast, addict, freak, aficionado, junkie

   Olen elokuvahullu.

   I'm a movie freak.

Declension

Inflection of hullu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		hullu	hullut
genitive		hullun	hullujen
partitive		hullua	hulluja
illative		hulluun	hulluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hullu	hullut
accusative	nom.	hullu	hullut
	gen.	hullun
genitive		hullun	hullujen
partitive		hullua	hulluja
inessive		hullussa	hulluissa
elative		hullusta	hulluista
illative		hulluun	hulluihin
adessive		hullulla	hulluilla
ablative		hullulta	hulluilta
allative		hullulle	hulluille
essive		hulluna	hulluina
translative		hulluksi	hulluiksi
abessive		hullutta	hulluitta
instructive		—	hulluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hullu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hulluni hulluni accusative nom. hulluni hulluni gen. hulluni genitive hulluni hullujeni partitive hulluani hullujani inessive hullussani hulluissani elative hullustani hulluistani illative hulluuni hulluihini adessive hullullani hulluillani ablative hullultani hulluiltani allative hullulleni hulluilleni essive hullunani hulluinani translative hullukseni hulluikseni abessive hulluttani hulluittani instructive — — comitative — hulluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hullusi hullusi accusative nom. hullusi hullusi gen. hullusi genitive hullusi hullujesi partitive hulluasi hullujasi inessive hullussasi hulluissasi elative hullustasi hulluistasi illative hulluusi hulluihisi adessive hullullasi hulluillasi ablative hullultasi hulluiltasi allative hullullesi hulluillesi essive hullunasi hulluinasi translative hulluksesi hulluiksesi abessive hulluttasi hulluittasi instructive — — comitative — hulluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hullumme hullumme accusative nom. hullumme hullumme gen. hullumme genitive hullumme hullujemme partitive hulluamme hullujamme inessive hullussamme hulluissamme elative hullustamme hulluistamme illative hulluumme hulluihimme adessive hullullamme hulluillamme ablative hullultamme hulluiltamme allative hullullemme hulluillemme essive hullunamme hulluinamme translative hulluksemme hulluiksemme abessive hulluttamme hulluittamme instructive — — comitative — hulluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hullunne hullunne accusative nom. hullunne hullunne gen. hullunne genitive hullunne hullujenne partitive hulluanne hullujanne inessive hullussanne hulluissanne elative hullustanne hulluistanne illative hulluunne hulluihinne adessive hullullanne hulluillanne ablative hullultanne hulluiltanne allative hullullenne hulluillenne essive hullunanne hulluinanne translative hulluksenne hulluiksenne abessive hulluttanne hulluittanne instructive — — comitative — hulluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hullunsa hullunsa accusative nom. hullunsa hullunsa gen. hullunsa genitive hullunsa hullujensa partitive hulluaan hulluansa hullujaan hullujansa inessive hullussaan hullussansa hulluissaan hulluissansa elative hullustaan hullustansa hulluistaan hulluistansa illative hulluunsa hulluihinsa adessive hullullaan hullullansa hulluillaan hulluillansa ablative hullultaan hullultansa hulluiltaan hulluiltansa allative hullulleen hullullensa hulluilleen hulluillensa essive hullunaan hullunansa hulluinaan hulluinansa translative hullukseen hulluksensa hulluikseen hulluiksensa abessive hulluttaan hulluttansa hulluittaan hulluittansa instructive — — comitative — hulluineen hulluinensa

Derived terms

• hullaantua
• hulluilla
• hullulla on halvat huvit
• hullusti
• hullutella
• hullutus
• hulluus
• tulla hulluksi

compounds

• filmihullu
• hevoshullu
• hullujenhuone
• hullujussi
• hullukaali
• hullunkurinen
• hullunmylly
• hullunrohkea
• hulluruoho
• juoppohullu
• kuuhullu
• kylähullu
• lapinhullu
• nippelihullu
• puolihullu
• pähkähullu
• raivohullu
• rutihullu
• seinähullu
• seksihullu
• sotahullu
• suuruudenhullu
• työhullu
• täyshullu
• umpihullu
• urheiluhullu
• vainohullu
• yllytyshullu

Further reading

• “hullu”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hullu. Cognates include Finnish hullu and Estonian hull.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhulːu/, [ˈhuɫːŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhulːu/, [ˈhuɫːu]
• Rhymes: -ulːu
• Hyphenation: hul‧lu

Adjective

hullu (comparative hullump)

1. crazy, deranged

Declension

Declension of hullu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hullu	hullut
genitive	hullun	hulluin, hulluloin
partitive	hullua	hulluja, hulluloja
illative	hulluu	hullui, hulluloihe
inessive	hulluus	hulluis, hullulois
elative	hullust	hulluist, hulluloist
allative	hullulle	hulluille, hulluloille
adessive	hulluul	hulluil, hulluloil
ablative	hullult	hulluilt, hulluloilt
translative	hulluks	hulluiks, hulluloiks
essive	hullunna, hulluun	hulluinna, hulluloinna, hulluin, hulluloin
exessive1)	hullunt	hulluint, hulluloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• (diminutive) hullukkain

• hullussella
• hullust
• männä hulluks

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 72

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhulːu]

Noun

hullu

1. taro

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “hullu”, in Lamboya word list‎^[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish hullu.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈhulːu/, [ˈhuɫːu], /ˈxulːu/, [ˈxuɫːu]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈhulːu/, [ˈhuɫːu], /ˈxulːu/, [ˈxuɫːu]
• Rhymes: -ulːu
• Hyphenation: hul‧lu

Adjective

hullu

1. crazy, insane, mad
2. stupid

Inflection

Declension of hullu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hullu	hullud
genitive	hullu	hullujõ, hullui
partitive	hullua	hulluitõ, hullui
illative	hullusõ, hullu	hulluisõ
inessive	hulluz	hulluiz
elative	hullussõ	hulluissõ
allative	hullulõ	hulluilõ
adessive	hullullõ	hulluillõ
ablative	hullultõ	hulluiltõ
translative	hullussi	hulluissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “hullu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn