Finnish
Etymology
A slang variant of luumu. Military conscripts who were exempt of outdoor activities used to wear plum-colored (dark blue/purple) tracksuits, thus "plum" > "lazy person".[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlusmu/, [ˈlus̠mu]
- Rhymes: -usmu
- Syllabification(key): lus‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): lus‧mu
Noun
lusmu
- poltroon, dastard, craven (ignoble or arrant coward; a mean-spirited wretch)
Declension
| Inflection of lusmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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lusmu
|
lusmut
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| genitive
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lusmun
|
lusmujen
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| partitive
|
lusmua
|
lusmuja
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| illative
|
lusmuun
|
lusmuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lusmu
|
lusmut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lusmu
|
lusmut
|
| gen.
|
lusmun
|
| genitive
|
lusmun
|
lusmujen
|
| partitive
|
lusmua
|
lusmuja
|
| inessive
|
lusmussa
|
lusmuissa
|
| elative
|
lusmusta
|
lusmuista
|
| illative
|
lusmuun
|
lusmuihin
|
| adessive
|
lusmulla
|
lusmuilla
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| ablative
|
lusmulta
|
lusmuilta
|
| allative
|
lusmulle
|
lusmuille
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| essive
|
lusmuna
|
lusmuina
|
| translative
|
lusmuksi
|
lusmuiksi
|
| abessive
|
lusmutta
|
lusmuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
lusmuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lusmuni
|
lusmuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lusmuni
|
lusmuni
|
| gen.
|
lusmuni
|
| genitive
|
lusmuni
|
lusmujeni
|
| partitive
|
lusmuani
|
lusmujani
|
| inessive
|
lusmussani
|
lusmuissani
|
| elative
|
lusmustani
|
lusmuistani
|
| illative
|
lusmuuni
|
lusmuihini
|
| adessive
|
lusmullani
|
lusmuillani
|
| ablative
|
lusmultani
|
lusmuiltani
|
| allative
|
lusmulleni
|
lusmuilleni
|
| essive
|
lusmunani
|
lusmuinani
|
| translative
|
lusmukseni
|
lusmuikseni
|
| abessive
|
lusmuttani
|
lusmuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lusmuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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lusmusi
|
lusmusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lusmusi
|
lusmusi
|
| gen.
|
lusmusi
|
| genitive
|
lusmusi
|
lusmujesi
|
| partitive
|
lusmuasi
|
lusmujasi
|
| inessive
|
lusmussasi
|
lusmuissasi
|
| elative
|
lusmustasi
|
lusmuistasi
|
| illative
|
lusmuusi
|
lusmuihisi
|
| adessive
|
lusmullasi
|
lusmuillasi
|
| ablative
|
lusmultasi
|
lusmuiltasi
|
| allative
|
lusmullesi
|
lusmuillesi
|
| essive
|
lusmunasi
|
lusmuinasi
|
| translative
|
lusmuksesi
|
lusmuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
lusmuttasi
|
lusmuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lusmuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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lusmumme
|
lusmumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lusmumme
|
lusmumme
|
| gen.
|
lusmumme
|
| genitive
|
lusmumme
|
lusmujemme
|
| partitive
|
lusmuamme
|
lusmujamme
|
| inessive
|
lusmussamme
|
lusmuissamme
|
| elative
|
lusmustamme
|
lusmuistamme
|
| illative
|
lusmuumme
|
lusmuihimme
|
| adessive
|
lusmullamme
|
lusmuillamme
|
| ablative
|
lusmultamme
|
lusmuiltamme
|
| allative
|
lusmullemme
|
lusmuillemme
|
| essive
|
lusmunamme
|
lusmuinamme
|
| translative
|
lusmuksemme
|
lusmuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
lusmuttamme
|
lusmuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lusmuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lusmunne
|
lusmunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lusmunne
|
lusmunne
|
| gen.
|
lusmunne
|
| genitive
|
lusmunne
|
lusmujenne
|
| partitive
|
lusmuanne
|
lusmujanne
|
| inessive
|
lusmussanne
|
lusmuissanne
|
| elative
|
lusmustanne
|
lusmuistanne
|
| illative
|
lusmuunne
|
lusmuihinne
|
| adessive
|
lusmullanne
|
lusmuillanne
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| ablative
|
lusmultanne
|
lusmuiltanne
|
| allative
|
lusmullenne
|
lusmuillenne
|
| essive
|
lusmunanne
|
lusmuinanne
|
| translative
|
lusmuksenne
|
lusmuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
lusmuttanne
|
lusmuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lusmuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lusmunsa
|
lusmunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lusmunsa
|
lusmunsa
|
| gen.
|
lusmunsa
|
| genitive
|
lusmunsa
|
lusmujensa
|
| partitive
|
lusmuaan lusmuansa
|
lusmujaan lusmujansa
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| inessive
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lusmussaan lusmussansa
|
lusmuissaan lusmuissansa
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| elative
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lusmustaan lusmustansa
|
lusmuistaan lusmuistansa
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| illative
|
lusmuunsa
|
lusmuihinsa
|
| adessive
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lusmullaan lusmullansa
|
lusmuillaan lusmuillansa
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| ablative
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lusmultaan lusmultansa
|
lusmuiltaan lusmuiltansa
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| allative
|
lusmulleen lusmullensa
|
lusmuilleen lusmuillensa
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| essive
|
lusmunaan lusmunansa
|
lusmuinaan lusmuinansa
|
| translative
|
lusmukseen lusmuksensa
|
lusmuikseen lusmuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
lusmuttaan lusmuttansa
|
lusmuittaan lusmuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lusmuineen lusmuinensa
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
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