Finnish
Etymology
Possibly derived from dialectal uu (“hole, nest”) (compare uumen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuːmɑ/, [ˈuːmɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -uːmɑ
- Syllabification(key): uu‧ma
- Hyphenation(key): uu‧ma
Noun
uuma
- (sometimes in the plural) waist (part of a body)
- Synonym: vyötärö
- (rail transport) web (thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail)
- (rail transport) web (the thinner section of a train wheel)
- girdle (line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond)
Declension
| Inflection of uuma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
uuma
|
uumat
|
| genitive
|
uuman
|
uumien
|
| partitive
|
uumaa
|
uumia
|
| illative
|
uumaan
|
uumiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
uuma
|
uumat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
uuma
|
uumat
|
| gen.
|
uuman
|
| genitive
|
uuman
|
uumien
uumain rare
|
| partitive
|
uumaa
|
uumia
|
| inessive
|
uumassa
|
uumissa
|
| elative
|
uumasta
|
uumista
|
| illative
|
uumaan
|
uumiin
|
| adessive
|
uumalla
|
uumilla
|
| ablative
|
uumalta
|
uumilta
|
| allative
|
uumalle
|
uumille
|
| essive
|
uumana
|
uumina
|
| translative
|
uumaksi
|
uumiksi
|
| abessive
|
uumatta
|
uumitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
uumin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
uumani
|
uumani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
uumani
|
uumani
|
| gen.
|
uumani
|
| genitive
|
uumani
|
uumieni
uumaini rare
|
| partitive
|
uumaani
|
uumiani
|
| inessive
|
uumassani
|
uumissani
|
| elative
|
uumastani
|
uumistani
|
| illative
|
uumaani
|
uumiini
|
| adessive
|
uumallani
|
uumillani
|
| ablative
|
uumaltani
|
uumiltani
|
| allative
|
uumalleni
|
uumilleni
|
| essive
|
uumanani
|
uuminani
|
| translative
|
uumakseni
|
uumikseni
|
| abessive
|
uumattani
|
uumittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
uumineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
uumasi
|
uumasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
uumasi
|
uumasi
|
| gen.
|
uumasi
|
| genitive
|
uumasi
|
uumiesi
uumaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
uumaasi
|
uumiasi
|
| inessive
|
uumassasi
|
uumissasi
|
| elative
|
uumastasi
|
uumistasi
|
| illative
|
uumaasi
|
uumiisi
|
| adessive
|
uumallasi
|
uumillasi
|
| ablative
|
uumaltasi
|
uumiltasi
|
| allative
|
uumallesi
|
uumillesi
|
| essive
|
uumanasi
|
uuminasi
|
| translative
|
uumaksesi
|
uumiksesi
|
| abessive
|
uumattasi
|
uumittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
uuminesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
uumamme
|
uumamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
uumamme
|
uumamme
|
| gen.
|
uumamme
|
| genitive
|
uumamme
|
uumiemme
uumaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
uumaamme
|
uumiamme
|
| inessive
|
uumassamme
|
uumissamme
|
| elative
|
uumastamme
|
uumistamme
|
| illative
|
uumaamme
|
uumiimme
|
| adessive
|
uumallamme
|
uumillamme
|
| ablative
|
uumaltamme
|
uumiltamme
|
| allative
|
uumallemme
|
uumillemme
|
| essive
|
uumanamme
|
uuminamme
|
| translative
|
uumaksemme
|
uumiksemme
|
| abessive
|
uumattamme
|
uumittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
uuminemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
uumanne
|
uumanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
uumanne
|
uumanne
|
| gen.
|
uumanne
|
| genitive
|
uumanne
|
uumienne
uumainne rare
|
| partitive
|
uumaanne
|
uumianne
|
| inessive
|
uumassanne
|
uumissanne
|
| elative
|
uumastanne
|
uumistanne
|
| illative
|
uumaanne
|
uumiinne
|
| adessive
|
uumallanne
|
uumillanne
|
| ablative
|
uumaltanne
|
uumiltanne
|
| allative
|
uumallenne
|
uumillenne
|
| essive
|
uumananne
|
uuminanne
|
| translative
|
uumaksenne
|
uumiksenne
|
| abessive
|
uumattanne
|
uumittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
uuminenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
uumansa
|
uumansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
uumansa
|
uumansa
|
| gen.
|
uumansa
|
| genitive
|
uumansa
|
uumiensa
uumainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
uumaansa
|
uumiaan
uumiansa
|
| inessive
|
uumassaan
uumassansa
|
uumissaan
uumissansa
|
| elative
|
uumastaan
uumastansa
|
uumistaan
uumistansa
|
| illative
|
uumaansa
|
uumiinsa
|
| adessive
|
uumallaan
uumallansa
|
uumillaan
uumillansa
|
| ablative
|
uumaltaan
uumaltansa
|
uumiltaan
uumiltansa
|
| allative
|
uumalleen
uumallensa
|
uumilleen
uumillensa
|
| essive
|
uumanaan
uumanansa
|
uuminaan
uuminansa
|
| translative
|
uumakseen
uumaksensa
|
uumikseen
uumiksensa
|
| abessive
|
uumattaan
uumattansa
|
uumittaan
uumittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
uumineen
uuminensa
|
|
Further reading
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Pronoun
uuma
- his
- hers
- its
Derived terms
- uumannga (from him)
- uumunnga (to him)