Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rëëmu. Cognates include Karelian riemu and Estonian rõõm. Further etymology unclear, but possibly a sound-symbolic word related to remu.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrie̯mu/, [ˈrie̞̯mu]
- Rhymes: -iemu
- Syllabification(key): rie‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): rie‧mu
Noun
riemu
- joy, elation, glee
- (in some compounds) jubilee
- riemutohtori ― jubilee doctor, golden doctor (honorary title for a person who has held an academic doctorate for 50 years)
- riemuvuosi ― jubilee (year)
Declension
| Inflection of riemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
riemu
|
riemut
|
| genitive
|
riemun
|
riemujen
|
| partitive
|
riemua
|
riemuja
|
| illative
|
riemuun
|
riemuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
riemu
|
riemut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
riemu
|
riemut
|
| gen.
|
riemun
|
| genitive
|
riemun
|
riemujen
|
| partitive
|
riemua
|
riemuja
|
| inessive
|
riemussa
|
riemuissa
|
| elative
|
riemusta
|
riemuista
|
| illative
|
riemuun
|
riemuihin
|
| adessive
|
riemulla
|
riemuilla
|
| ablative
|
riemulta
|
riemuilta
|
| allative
|
riemulle
|
riemuille
|
| essive
|
riemuna
|
riemuina
|
| translative
|
riemuksi
|
riemuiksi
|
| abessive
|
riemutta
|
riemuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
riemuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
riemuni
|
riemuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
riemuni
|
riemuni
|
| gen.
|
riemuni
|
| genitive
|
riemuni
|
riemujeni
|
| partitive
|
riemuani
|
riemujani
|
| inessive
|
riemussani
|
riemuissani
|
| elative
|
riemustani
|
riemuistani
|
| illative
|
riemuuni
|
riemuihini
|
| adessive
|
riemullani
|
riemuillani
|
| ablative
|
riemultani
|
riemuiltani
|
| allative
|
riemulleni
|
riemuilleni
|
| essive
|
riemunani
|
riemuinani
|
| translative
|
riemukseni
|
riemuikseni
|
| abessive
|
riemuttani
|
riemuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
riemuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
riemusi
|
riemusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
riemusi
|
riemusi
|
| gen.
|
riemusi
|
| genitive
|
riemusi
|
riemujesi
|
| partitive
|
riemuasi
|
riemujasi
|
| inessive
|
riemussasi
|
riemuissasi
|
| elative
|
riemustasi
|
riemuistasi
|
| illative
|
riemuusi
|
riemuihisi
|
| adessive
|
riemullasi
|
riemuillasi
|
| ablative
|
riemultasi
|
riemuiltasi
|
| allative
|
riemullesi
|
riemuillesi
|
| essive
|
riemunasi
|
riemuinasi
|
| translative
|
riemuksesi
|
riemuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
riemuttasi
|
riemuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
riemuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
riemumme
|
riemumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
riemumme
|
riemumme
|
| gen.
|
riemumme
|
| genitive
|
riemumme
|
riemujemme
|
| partitive
|
riemuamme
|
riemujamme
|
| inessive
|
riemussamme
|
riemuissamme
|
| elative
|
riemustamme
|
riemuistamme
|
| illative
|
riemuumme
|
riemuihimme
|
| adessive
|
riemullamme
|
riemuillamme
|
| ablative
|
riemultamme
|
riemuiltamme
|
| allative
|
riemullemme
|
riemuillemme
|
| essive
|
riemunamme
|
riemuinamme
|
| translative
|
riemuksemme
|
riemuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
riemuttamme
|
riemuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
riemuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
riemunne
|
riemunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
riemunne
|
riemunne
|
| gen.
|
riemunne
|
| genitive
|
riemunne
|
riemujenne
|
| partitive
|
riemuanne
|
riemujanne
|
| inessive
|
riemussanne
|
riemuissanne
|
| elative
|
riemustanne
|
riemuistanne
|
| illative
|
riemuunne
|
riemuihinne
|
| adessive
|
riemullanne
|
riemuillanne
|
| ablative
|
riemultanne
|
riemuiltanne
|
| allative
|
riemullenne
|
riemuillenne
|
| essive
|
riemunanne
|
riemuinanne
|
| translative
|
riemuksenne
|
riemuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
riemuttanne
|
riemuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
riemuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
riemunsa
|
riemunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
riemunsa
|
riemunsa
|
| gen.
|
riemunsa
|
| genitive
|
riemunsa
|
riemujensa
|
| partitive
|
riemuaan
riemuansa
|
riemujaan
riemujansa
|
| inessive
|
riemussaan
riemussansa
|
riemuissaan
riemuissansa
|
| elative
|
riemustaan
riemustansa
|
riemuistaan
riemuistansa
|
| illative
|
riemuunsa
|
riemuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
riemullaan
riemullansa
|
riemuillaan
riemuillansa
|
| ablative
|
riemultaan
riemultansa
|
riemuiltaan
riemuiltansa
|
| allative
|
riemulleen
riemullensa
|
riemuilleen
riemuillensa
|
| essive
|
riemunaan
riemunansa
|
riemuinaan
riemuinansa
|
| translative
|
riemukseen
riemuksensa
|
riemuikseen
riemuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
riemuttaan
riemuttansa
|
riemuittaan
riemuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
riemuineen
riemuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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