Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish gourmé, from French gourmet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡurmeː/, [ˈɡurme̞ː]
- Rhymes: -urmeː
- Syllabification(key): gur‧mee
- Hyphenation(key): gur‧mee
Adjective
gurmee (not comparable)
- gourmet (of food: fine)
- delicious
Äidin ruoka on gurmeeta.- Mom's food is delicious.
Usage notes
This adjective is chiefly used as modifier in compound terms and is hardly ever attributive.
Declension
| Inflection of gurmee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
gurmee
|
gurmeet
|
| genitive
|
gurmeen
|
gurmeiden
gurmeitten
|
| partitive
|
gurmeeta
|
gurmeita
|
| illative
|
gurmeehen
gurmeeseen
|
gurmeihin
gurmeisiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmee
|
gurmeet
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmee
|
gurmeet
|
| gen.
|
gurmeen
|
| genitive
|
gurmeen
|
gurmeiden
gurmeitten
|
| partitive
|
gurmeeta
|
gurmeita
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessa
|
gurmeissa
|
| elative
|
gurmeesta
|
gurmeista
|
| illative
|
gurmeehen
gurmeeseen
|
gurmeihin
gurmeisiin
|
| adessive
|
gurmeella
|
gurmeilla
|
| ablative
|
gurmeelta
|
gurmeilta
|
| allative
|
gurmeelle
|
gurmeille
|
| essive
|
gurmeena
|
gurmeina
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksi
|
gurmeiksi
|
| abessive
|
gurmeetta
|
gurmeitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
gurmein
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeeni
|
gurmeeni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeeni
|
gurmeeni
|
| gen.
|
gurmeeni
|
| genitive
|
gurmeeni
|
gurmeideni
gurmeitteni
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetani
|
gurmeitani
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessani
|
gurmeissani
|
| elative
|
gurmeestani
|
gurmeistani
|
| illative
|
gurmeeheni
gurmeeseeni
|
gurmeihini
gurmeisiini
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellani
|
gurmeillani
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltani
|
gurmeiltani
|
| allative
|
gurmeelleni
|
gurmeilleni
|
| essive
|
gurmeenani
|
gurmeinani
|
| translative
|
gurmeekseni
|
gurmeikseni
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettani
|
gurmeittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeesi
|
gurmeesi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeesi
|
gurmeesi
|
| gen.
|
gurmeesi
|
| genitive
|
gurmeesi
|
gurmeidesi
gurmeittesi
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetasi
|
gurmeitasi
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessasi
|
gurmeissasi
|
| elative
|
gurmeestasi
|
gurmeistasi
|
| illative
|
gurmeehesi
gurmeeseesi
|
gurmeihisi
gurmeisiisi
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellasi
|
gurmeillasi
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltasi
|
gurmeiltasi
|
| allative
|
gurmeellesi
|
gurmeillesi
|
| essive
|
gurmeenasi
|
gurmeinasi
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksesi
|
gurmeiksesi
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettasi
|
gurmeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeemme
|
gurmeemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeemme
|
gurmeemme
|
| gen.
|
gurmeemme
|
| genitive
|
gurmeemme
|
gurmeidemme
gurmeittemme
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetamme
|
gurmeitamme
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessamme
|
gurmeissamme
|
| elative
|
gurmeestamme
|
gurmeistamme
|
| illative
|
gurmeehemme
gurmeeseemme
|
gurmeihimme
gurmeisiimme
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellamme
|
gurmeillamme
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltamme
|
gurmeiltamme
|
| allative
|
gurmeellemme
|
gurmeillemme
|
| essive
|
gurmeenamme
|
gurmeinamme
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksemme
|
gurmeiksemme
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettamme
|
gurmeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeenne
|
gurmeenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeenne
|
gurmeenne
|
| gen.
|
gurmeenne
|
| genitive
|
gurmeenne
|
gurmeidenne
gurmeittenne
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetanne
|
gurmeitanne
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessanne
|
gurmeissanne
|
| elative
|
gurmeestanne
|
gurmeistanne
|
| illative
|
gurmeehenne
gurmeeseenne
|
gurmeihinne
gurmeisiinne
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellanne
|
gurmeillanne
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltanne
|
gurmeiltanne
|
| allative
|
gurmeellenne
|
gurmeillenne
|
| essive
|
gurmeenanne
|
gurmeinanne
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksenne
|
gurmeiksenne
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettanne
|
gurmeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeensa
|
gurmeensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeensa
|
gurmeensa
|
| gen.
|
gurmeensa
|
| genitive
|
gurmeensa
|
gurmeidensa
gurmeittensa
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetaan
gurmeetansa
|
gurmeitaan
gurmeitansa
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessaan
gurmeessansa
|
gurmeissaan
gurmeissansa
|
| elative
|
gurmeestaan
gurmeestansa
|
gurmeistaan
gurmeistansa
|
| illative
|
gurmeehensa
gurmeeseensa
|
gurmeihinsa
gurmeisiinsa
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellaan
gurmeellansa
|
gurmeillaan
gurmeillansa
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltaan
gurmeeltansa
|
gurmeiltaan
gurmeiltansa
|
| allative
|
gurmeelleen
gurmeellensa
|
gurmeilleen
gurmeillensa
|
| essive
|
gurmeenaan
gurmeenansa
|
gurmeinaan
gurmeinansa
|
| translative
|
gurmeekseen
gurmeeksensa
|
gurmeikseen
gurmeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettaan
gurmeettansa
|
gurmeittaan
gurmeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeineen
gurmeinensa
|
|
Synonyms
Noun
gurmee
- gourmet quality, gourmet food
Declension
| Inflection of gurmee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
gurmee
|
gurmeet
|
| genitive
|
gurmeen
|
gurmeiden
gurmeitten
|
| partitive
|
gurmeeta
|
gurmeita
|
| illative
|
gurmeehen
gurmeeseen
|
gurmeihin
gurmeisiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmee
|
gurmeet
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmee
|
gurmeet
|
| gen.
|
gurmeen
|
| genitive
|
gurmeen
|
gurmeiden
gurmeitten
|
| partitive
|
gurmeeta
|
gurmeita
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessa
|
gurmeissa
|
| elative
|
gurmeesta
|
gurmeista
|
| illative
|
gurmeehen
gurmeeseen
|
gurmeihin
gurmeisiin
|
| adessive
|
gurmeella
|
gurmeilla
|
| ablative
|
gurmeelta
|
gurmeilta
|
| allative
|
gurmeelle
|
gurmeille
|
| essive
|
gurmeena
|
gurmeina
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksi
|
gurmeiksi
|
| abessive
|
gurmeetta
|
gurmeitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
gurmein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeeni
|
gurmeeni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeeni
|
gurmeeni
|
| gen.
|
gurmeeni
|
| genitive
|
gurmeeni
|
gurmeideni
gurmeitteni
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetani
|
gurmeitani
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessani
|
gurmeissani
|
| elative
|
gurmeestani
|
gurmeistani
|
| illative
|
gurmeeheni
gurmeeseeni
|
gurmeihini
gurmeisiini
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellani
|
gurmeillani
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltani
|
gurmeiltani
|
| allative
|
gurmeelleni
|
gurmeilleni
|
| essive
|
gurmeenani
|
gurmeinani
|
| translative
|
gurmeekseni
|
gurmeikseni
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettani
|
gurmeittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeesi
|
gurmeesi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeesi
|
gurmeesi
|
| gen.
|
gurmeesi
|
| genitive
|
gurmeesi
|
gurmeidesi
gurmeittesi
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetasi
|
gurmeitasi
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessasi
|
gurmeissasi
|
| elative
|
gurmeestasi
|
gurmeistasi
|
| illative
|
gurmeehesi
gurmeeseesi
|
gurmeihisi
gurmeisiisi
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellasi
|
gurmeillasi
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltasi
|
gurmeiltasi
|
| allative
|
gurmeellesi
|
gurmeillesi
|
| essive
|
gurmeenasi
|
gurmeinasi
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksesi
|
gurmeiksesi
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettasi
|
gurmeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeemme
|
gurmeemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeemme
|
gurmeemme
|
| gen.
|
gurmeemme
|
| genitive
|
gurmeemme
|
gurmeidemme
gurmeittemme
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetamme
|
gurmeitamme
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessamme
|
gurmeissamme
|
| elative
|
gurmeestamme
|
gurmeistamme
|
| illative
|
gurmeehemme
gurmeeseemme
|
gurmeihimme
gurmeisiimme
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellamme
|
gurmeillamme
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltamme
|
gurmeiltamme
|
| allative
|
gurmeellemme
|
gurmeillemme
|
| essive
|
gurmeenamme
|
gurmeinamme
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksemme
|
gurmeiksemme
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettamme
|
gurmeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeenne
|
gurmeenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeenne
|
gurmeenne
|
| gen.
|
gurmeenne
|
| genitive
|
gurmeenne
|
gurmeidenne
gurmeittenne
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetanne
|
gurmeitanne
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessanne
|
gurmeissanne
|
| elative
|
gurmeestanne
|
gurmeistanne
|
| illative
|
gurmeehenne
gurmeeseenne
|
gurmeihinne
gurmeisiinne
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellanne
|
gurmeillanne
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltanne
|
gurmeiltanne
|
| allative
|
gurmeellenne
|
gurmeillenne
|
| essive
|
gurmeenanne
|
gurmeinanne
|
| translative
|
gurmeeksenne
|
gurmeiksenne
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettanne
|
gurmeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
gurmeensa
|
gurmeensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
gurmeensa
|
gurmeensa
|
| gen.
|
gurmeensa
|
| genitive
|
gurmeensa
|
gurmeidensa
gurmeittensa
|
| partitive
|
gurmeetaan
gurmeetansa
|
gurmeitaan
gurmeitansa
|
| inessive
|
gurmeessaan
gurmeessansa
|
gurmeissaan
gurmeissansa
|
| elative
|
gurmeestaan
gurmeestansa
|
gurmeistaan
gurmeistansa
|
| illative
|
gurmeehensa
gurmeeseensa
|
gurmeihinsa
gurmeisiinsa
|
| adessive
|
gurmeellaan
gurmeellansa
|
gurmeillaan
gurmeillansa
|
| ablative
|
gurmeeltaan
gurmeeltansa
|
gurmeiltaan
gurmeiltansa
|
| allative
|
gurmeelleen
gurmeellensa
|
gurmeilleen
gurmeillensa
|
| essive
|
gurmeenaan
gurmeenansa
|
gurmeinaan
gurmeinansa
|
| translative
|
gurmeekseen
gurmeeksensa
|
gurmeikseen
gurmeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
gurmeettaan
gurmeettansa
|
gurmeittaan
gurmeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
gurmeineen
gurmeinensa
|
|
Synonyms
Derived terms
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