vohma
Ingrian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋohmɑ/, [ˈʋo̞hm]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋohmɑ/, [ˈʋo̞hmɑ]
- Rhymes: -ohm, -ohmɑ
- Hyphenation: voh‧ma
Noun
vohma
Adjective
vohma (comparative vohmemp)
- dumb, stupid
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 138:
- Ai-ai-ai, kuin vohma pittää olla.
- Oh, how stupid he must be.
Declension
| Declension of vohma (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vohma | vohmat |
| genitive | vohman | vohmiin |
| partitive | vohmaa | vohmia |
| illative | vohmaa | vohmii |
| inessive | vohmaas | vohmiis |
| elative | vohmast | vohmist |
| allative | vohmalle | vohmille |
| adessive | vohmaal | vohmiil |
| ablative | vohmalt | vohmilt |
| translative | vohmaks | vohmiks |
| essive | vohmanna, vohmaan | vohminna, vohmiin |
| exessive1) | vohmant | vohmint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Synonyms
- (idiot): durakka, hapalka, oolo, tuhkuri, tuhkapää, tuhkapussi, foofana, bolvana
- (dumb): durakka, tuhma, lollo, vohmain
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 675