gimma
Finnish
Alternative forms
- kimma
Etymology
From Swedish gumma, originally meaning "old woman" but experiencing a semantic shift.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡimːɑ/, [ˈɡimːɑ]
- Rhymes: -imːɑ
- Syllabification(key): gim‧ma
Noun
gimma
- (Helsinki slang) girl
Declension
| Inflection of gimma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gimma | gimmat | |
| genitive | gimman | gimmojen | |
| partitive | gimmaa | gimmoja | |
| illative | gimmaan | gimmoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | gimma | gimmat | |
| accusative | nom. | gimma | gimmat |
| gen. | gimman | ||
| genitive | gimman | gimmojen gimmainrare | |
| partitive | gimmaa | gimmoja | |
| inessive | gimmassa | gimmoissa | |
| elative | gimmasta | gimmoista | |
| illative | gimmaan | gimmoihin | |
| adessive | gimmalla | gimmoilla | |
| ablative | gimmalta | gimmoilta | |
| allative | gimmalle | gimmoille | |
| essive | gimmana | gimmoina | |
| translative | gimmaksi | gimmoiksi | |
| instructive | — | gimmoin | |
| abessive | gimmatta | gimmoitta | |
| comitative | — | gimmoineen | |
| Possessive forms of gimma (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | gimmani | gimmamme |
| 2nd person | gimmasi | gimmanne |
| 3rd person | gimmansa | |
References
- Pohjola, Eeva (2018) 'Tyttöä' merkitsevät slangisanat Urbaanissa sanakirjassa, Oulun yliopisto, page 55