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
  • Hyphenation(key): huhti‧kuu

Noun

month
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huhtikuu

  1. April (month)

Usage notes

“in April” is expressed with the inessive case (huhtikuussa).

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