Finnish
Etymology
Probably sound-symbolic[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋelmu/, [ˈʋe̞lmu]
- Rhymes: -elmu
- Syllabification(key): vel‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): vel‧mu
Adjective
velmu (comparative velmumpi, superlative velmuin)
- mischievous and amusing
Declension
| Inflection of velmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
velmu
|
velmut
|
| genitive
|
velmun
|
velmujen
|
| partitive
|
velmua
|
velmuja
|
| illative
|
velmuun
|
velmuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmu
|
velmut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmu
|
velmut
|
| gen.
|
velmun
|
| genitive
|
velmun
|
velmujen
|
| partitive
|
velmua
|
velmuja
|
| inessive
|
velmussa
|
velmuissa
|
| elative
|
velmusta
|
velmuista
|
| illative
|
velmuun
|
velmuihin
|
| adessive
|
velmulla
|
velmuilla
|
| ablative
|
velmulta
|
velmuilta
|
| allative
|
velmulle
|
velmuille
|
| essive
|
velmuna
|
velmuina
|
| translative
|
velmuksi
|
velmuiksi
|
| abessive
|
velmutta
|
velmuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
velmuin
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmuni
|
velmuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmuni
|
velmuni
|
| gen.
|
velmuni
|
| genitive
|
velmuni
|
velmujeni
|
| partitive
|
velmuani
|
velmujani
|
| inessive
|
velmussani
|
velmuissani
|
| elative
|
velmustani
|
velmuistani
|
| illative
|
velmuuni
|
velmuihini
|
| adessive
|
velmullani
|
velmuillani
|
| ablative
|
velmultani
|
velmuiltani
|
| allative
|
velmulleni
|
velmuilleni
|
| essive
|
velmunani
|
velmuinani
|
| translative
|
velmukseni
|
velmuikseni
|
| abessive
|
velmuttani
|
velmuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmusi
|
velmusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmusi
|
velmusi
|
| gen.
|
velmusi
|
| genitive
|
velmusi
|
velmujesi
|
| partitive
|
velmuasi
|
velmujasi
|
| inessive
|
velmussasi
|
velmuissasi
|
| elative
|
velmustasi
|
velmuistasi
|
| illative
|
velmuusi
|
velmuihisi
|
| adessive
|
velmullasi
|
velmuillasi
|
| ablative
|
velmultasi
|
velmuiltasi
|
| allative
|
velmullesi
|
velmuillesi
|
| essive
|
velmunasi
|
velmuinasi
|
| translative
|
velmuksesi
|
velmuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
velmuttasi
|
velmuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmumme
|
velmumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmumme
|
velmumme
|
| gen.
|
velmumme
|
| genitive
|
velmumme
|
velmujemme
|
| partitive
|
velmuamme
|
velmujamme
|
| inessive
|
velmussamme
|
velmuissamme
|
| elative
|
velmustamme
|
velmuistamme
|
| illative
|
velmuumme
|
velmuihimme
|
| adessive
|
velmullamme
|
velmuillamme
|
| ablative
|
velmultamme
|
velmuiltamme
|
| allative
|
velmullemme
|
velmuillemme
|
| essive
|
velmunamme
|
velmuinamme
|
| translative
|
velmuksemme
|
velmuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
velmuttamme
|
velmuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmunne
|
velmunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmunne
|
velmunne
|
| gen.
|
velmunne
|
| genitive
|
velmunne
|
velmujenne
|
| partitive
|
velmuanne
|
velmujanne
|
| inessive
|
velmussanne
|
velmuissanne
|
| elative
|
velmustanne
|
velmuistanne
|
| illative
|
velmuunne
|
velmuihinne
|
| adessive
|
velmullanne
|
velmuillanne
|
| ablative
|
velmultanne
|
velmuiltanne
|
| allative
|
velmullenne
|
velmuillenne
|
| essive
|
velmunanne
|
velmuinanne
|
| translative
|
velmuksenne
|
velmuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
velmuttanne
|
velmuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmunsa
|
velmunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmunsa
|
velmunsa
|
| gen.
|
velmunsa
|
| genitive
|
velmunsa
|
velmujensa
|
| partitive
|
velmuaan
velmuansa
|
velmujaan
velmujansa
|
| inessive
|
velmussaan
velmussansa
|
velmuissaan
velmuissansa
|
| elative
|
velmustaan
velmustansa
|
velmuistaan
velmuistansa
|
| illative
|
velmuunsa
|
velmuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
velmullaan
velmullansa
|
velmuillaan
velmuillansa
|
| ablative
|
velmultaan
velmultansa
|
velmuiltaan
velmuiltansa
|
| allative
|
velmulleen
velmullensa
|
velmuilleen
velmuillensa
|
| essive
|
velmunaan
velmunansa
|
velmuinaan
velmuinansa
|
| translative
|
velmukseen
velmuksensa
|
velmuikseen
velmuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
velmuttaan
velmuttansa
|
velmuittaan
velmuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuineen
velmuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Noun
velmu
- jokester, prankster
Declension
| Inflection of velmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
velmu
|
velmut
|
| genitive
|
velmun
|
velmujen
|
| partitive
|
velmua
|
velmuja
|
| illative
|
velmuun
|
velmuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmu
|
velmut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmu
|
velmut
|
| gen.
|
velmun
|
| genitive
|
velmun
|
velmujen
|
| partitive
|
velmua
|
velmuja
|
| inessive
|
velmussa
|
velmuissa
|
| elative
|
velmusta
|
velmuista
|
| illative
|
velmuun
|
velmuihin
|
| adessive
|
velmulla
|
velmuilla
|
| ablative
|
velmulta
|
velmuilta
|
| allative
|
velmulle
|
velmuille
|
| essive
|
velmuna
|
velmuina
|
| translative
|
velmuksi
|
velmuiksi
|
| abessive
|
velmutta
|
velmuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
velmuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmuni
|
velmuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmuni
|
velmuni
|
| gen.
|
velmuni
|
| genitive
|
velmuni
|
velmujeni
|
| partitive
|
velmuani
|
velmujani
|
| inessive
|
velmussani
|
velmuissani
|
| elative
|
velmustani
|
velmuistani
|
| illative
|
velmuuni
|
velmuihini
|
| adessive
|
velmullani
|
velmuillani
|
| ablative
|
velmultani
|
velmuiltani
|
| allative
|
velmulleni
|
velmuilleni
|
| essive
|
velmunani
|
velmuinani
|
| translative
|
velmukseni
|
velmuikseni
|
| abessive
|
velmuttani
|
velmuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmusi
|
velmusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmusi
|
velmusi
|
| gen.
|
velmusi
|
| genitive
|
velmusi
|
velmujesi
|
| partitive
|
velmuasi
|
velmujasi
|
| inessive
|
velmussasi
|
velmuissasi
|
| elative
|
velmustasi
|
velmuistasi
|
| illative
|
velmuusi
|
velmuihisi
|
| adessive
|
velmullasi
|
velmuillasi
|
| ablative
|
velmultasi
|
velmuiltasi
|
| allative
|
velmullesi
|
velmuillesi
|
| essive
|
velmunasi
|
velmuinasi
|
| translative
|
velmuksesi
|
velmuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
velmuttasi
|
velmuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmumme
|
velmumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmumme
|
velmumme
|
| gen.
|
velmumme
|
| genitive
|
velmumme
|
velmujemme
|
| partitive
|
velmuamme
|
velmujamme
|
| inessive
|
velmussamme
|
velmuissamme
|
| elative
|
velmustamme
|
velmuistamme
|
| illative
|
velmuumme
|
velmuihimme
|
| adessive
|
velmullamme
|
velmuillamme
|
| ablative
|
velmultamme
|
velmuiltamme
|
| allative
|
velmullemme
|
velmuillemme
|
| essive
|
velmunamme
|
velmuinamme
|
| translative
|
velmuksemme
|
velmuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
velmuttamme
|
velmuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmunne
|
velmunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmunne
|
velmunne
|
| gen.
|
velmunne
|
| genitive
|
velmunne
|
velmujenne
|
| partitive
|
velmuanne
|
velmujanne
|
| inessive
|
velmussanne
|
velmuissanne
|
| elative
|
velmustanne
|
velmuistanne
|
| illative
|
velmuunne
|
velmuihinne
|
| adessive
|
velmullanne
|
velmuillanne
|
| ablative
|
velmultanne
|
velmuiltanne
|
| allative
|
velmullenne
|
velmuillenne
|
| essive
|
velmunanne
|
velmuinanne
|
| translative
|
velmuksenne
|
velmuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
velmuttanne
|
velmuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
velmunsa
|
velmunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
velmunsa
|
velmunsa
|
| gen.
|
velmunsa
|
| genitive
|
velmunsa
|
velmujensa
|
| partitive
|
velmuaan
velmuansa
|
velmujaan
velmujansa
|
| inessive
|
velmussaan
velmussansa
|
velmuissaan
velmuissansa
|
| elative
|
velmustaan
velmustansa
|
velmuistaan
velmuistansa
|
| illative
|
velmuunsa
|
velmuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
velmullaan
velmullansa
|
velmuillaan
velmuillansa
|
| ablative
|
velmultaan
velmultansa
|
velmuiltaan
velmuiltansa
|
| allative
|
velmulleen
velmullensa
|
velmuilleen
velmuillensa
|
| essive
|
velmunaan
velmunansa
|
velmuinaan
velmuinansa
|
| translative
|
velmukseen
velmuksensa
|
velmuikseen
velmuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
velmuttaan
velmuttansa
|
velmuittaan
velmuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
velmuineen
velmuinensa
|
|
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “veltto”, in 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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