Finnish
Etymology
Proto-Finnic *rohmidak + -u. Probably sound-symbolic[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrohmu/, [ˈro̞xmu]
- Rhymes: -ohmu
- Syllabification(key): roh‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): roh‧mu
Noun
rohmu
- (derogatory) greedy hoarder
- one who possesses or takes a lot of something
Usage notes
Pejorative quality totally depends on context. Used a lot in compound pairs, e.g. pisterohmu (“credit hoarder; point hoarder”).
Declension
| Inflection of rohmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
rohmu
|
rohmut
|
| genitive
|
rohmun
|
rohmujen
|
| partitive
|
rohmua
|
rohmuja
|
| illative
|
rohmuun
|
rohmuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rohmu
|
rohmut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rohmu
|
rohmut
|
| gen.
|
rohmun
|
| genitive
|
rohmun
|
rohmujen
|
| partitive
|
rohmua
|
rohmuja
|
| inessive
|
rohmussa
|
rohmuissa
|
| elative
|
rohmusta
|
rohmuista
|
| illative
|
rohmuun
|
rohmuihin
|
| adessive
|
rohmulla
|
rohmuilla
|
| ablative
|
rohmulta
|
rohmuilta
|
| allative
|
rohmulle
|
rohmuille
|
| essive
|
rohmuna
|
rohmuina
|
| translative
|
rohmuksi
|
rohmuiksi
|
| abessive
|
rohmutta
|
rohmuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
rohmuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rohmuni
|
rohmuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rohmuni
|
rohmuni
|
| gen.
|
rohmuni
|
| genitive
|
rohmuni
|
rohmujeni
|
| partitive
|
rohmuani
|
rohmujani
|
| inessive
|
rohmussani
|
rohmuissani
|
| elative
|
rohmustani
|
rohmuistani
|
| illative
|
rohmuuni
|
rohmuihini
|
| adessive
|
rohmullani
|
rohmuillani
|
| ablative
|
rohmultani
|
rohmuiltani
|
| allative
|
rohmulleni
|
rohmuilleni
|
| essive
|
rohmunani
|
rohmuinani
|
| translative
|
rohmukseni
|
rohmuikseni
|
| abessive
|
rohmuttani
|
rohmuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rohmuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rohmusi
|
rohmusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rohmusi
|
rohmusi
|
| gen.
|
rohmusi
|
| genitive
|
rohmusi
|
rohmujesi
|
| partitive
|
rohmuasi
|
rohmujasi
|
| inessive
|
rohmussasi
|
rohmuissasi
|
| elative
|
rohmustasi
|
rohmuistasi
|
| illative
|
rohmuusi
|
rohmuihisi
|
| adessive
|
rohmullasi
|
rohmuillasi
|
| ablative
|
rohmultasi
|
rohmuiltasi
|
| allative
|
rohmullesi
|
rohmuillesi
|
| essive
|
rohmunasi
|
rohmuinasi
|
| translative
|
rohmuksesi
|
rohmuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
rohmuttasi
|
rohmuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rohmuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rohmumme
|
rohmumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rohmumme
|
rohmumme
|
| gen.
|
rohmumme
|
| genitive
|
rohmumme
|
rohmujemme
|
| partitive
|
rohmuamme
|
rohmujamme
|
| inessive
|
rohmussamme
|
rohmuissamme
|
| elative
|
rohmustamme
|
rohmuistamme
|
| illative
|
rohmuumme
|
rohmuihimme
|
| adessive
|
rohmullamme
|
rohmuillamme
|
| ablative
|
rohmultamme
|
rohmuiltamme
|
| allative
|
rohmullemme
|
rohmuillemme
|
| essive
|
rohmunamme
|
rohmuinamme
|
| translative
|
rohmuksemme
|
rohmuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
rohmuttamme
|
rohmuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rohmuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rohmunne
|
rohmunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rohmunne
|
rohmunne
|
| gen.
|
rohmunne
|
| genitive
|
rohmunne
|
rohmujenne
|
| partitive
|
rohmuanne
|
rohmujanne
|
| inessive
|
rohmussanne
|
rohmuissanne
|
| elative
|
rohmustanne
|
rohmuistanne
|
| illative
|
rohmuunne
|
rohmuihinne
|
| adessive
|
rohmullanne
|
rohmuillanne
|
| ablative
|
rohmultanne
|
rohmuiltanne
|
| allative
|
rohmullenne
|
rohmuillenne
|
| essive
|
rohmunanne
|
rohmuinanne
|
| translative
|
rohmuksenne
|
rohmuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
rohmuttanne
|
rohmuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rohmuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rohmunsa
|
rohmunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rohmunsa
|
rohmunsa
|
| gen.
|
rohmunsa
|
| genitive
|
rohmunsa
|
rohmujensa
|
| partitive
|
rohmuaan
rohmuansa
|
rohmujaan
rohmujansa
|
| inessive
|
rohmussaan
rohmussansa
|
rohmuissaan
rohmuissansa
|
| elative
|
rohmustaan
rohmustansa
|
rohmuistaan
rohmuistansa
|
| illative
|
rohmuunsa
|
rohmuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
rohmullaan
rohmullansa
|
rohmuillaan
rohmuillansa
|
| ablative
|
rohmultaan
rohmultansa
|
rohmuiltaan
rohmuiltansa
|
| allative
|
rohmulleen
rohmullensa
|
rohmuilleen
rohmuillensa
|
| essive
|
rohmunaan
rohmunansa
|
rohmuinaan
rohmuinansa
|
| translative
|
rohmukseen
rohmuksensa
|
rohmuikseen
rohmuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
rohmuttaan
rohmuttansa
|
rohmuittaan
rohmuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rohmuineen
rohmuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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