leimu
Finnish
Etymology
Sound-symbolic.[1] Akin to Estonian lõõmama, Ingrian leimaahtaa, Karelian leimahtoa, Ludian leimahtelda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlei̯mu/, [ˈle̞i̯mu]
- Rhymes: -eimu
- Syllabification(key): lei‧mu
Noun
leimu
- flame, flare, blaze
- phlox
Declension
| Inflection of leimu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leimu | leimut | |
| genitive | leimun | leimujen | |
| partitive | leimua | leimuja | |
| illative | leimuun | leimuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | leimu | leimut | |
| accusative | nom. | leimu | leimut |
| gen. | leimun | ||
| genitive | leimun | leimujen | |
| partitive | leimua | leimuja | |
| inessive | leimussa | leimuissa | |
| elative | leimusta | leimuista | |
| illative | leimuun | leimuihin | |
| adessive | leimulla | leimuilla | |
| ablative | leimulta | leimuilta | |
| allative | leimulle | leimuille | |
| essive | leimuna | leimuina | |
| translative | leimuksi | leimuiksi | |
| instructive | — | leimuin | |
| abessive | leimutta | leimuitta | |
| comitative | — | leimuineen | |
| Possessive forms of leimu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | leimuni | leimumme |
| 2nd person | leimusi | leimunne |
| 3rd person | leimunsa | |
Derived terms
- leimuta
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
- liemu