mummo
Finnish
Alternative forms
- mamma, momma, mumma, mummi, mummu
Etymology
Originally childish, ultimately from Swedish mormor. Originally a widespread Eastern Finnish variant (see map).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmumːo/, [ˈmumːo̞]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -umːo
- Syllabification(key): mum‧mo
Noun
mummo
- grandmother, grandma
- Synonym: see isoäiti
- old woman
- Synonyms: akka, eukko, mummeli, ämmä
- Coordinate terms: ukko, äijä, jäärä (old man)
- (colloquial) Synonym of mummonmarkka (“Finnish mark”).
Usage notes
Dialectal synonyms for mummo (“grandmother”) (map)
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Despite the etymology, in Finnish mummu can be used of both maternal and paternal grandmother.
Declension
Inflection of mummo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | mummo | mummot | |
genitive | mummon | mummojen | |
partitive | mummoa | mummoja | |
illative | mummoon | mummoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | mummo | mummot | |
accusative | nom. | mummo | mummot |
gen. | mummon | ||
genitive | mummon | mummojen | |
partitive | mummoa | mummoja | |
inessive | mummossa | mummoissa | |
elative | mummosta | mummoista | |
illative | mummoon | mummoihin | |
adessive | mummolla | mummoilla | |
ablative | mummolta | mummoilta | |
allative | mummolle | mummoille | |
essive | mummona | mummoina | |
translative | mummoksi | mummoiksi | |
instructive | — | mummoin | |
abessive | mummotta | mummoitta | |
comitative | — | mummoineen |
Possessive forms of mummo (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | mummoni | mummomme |
2nd person | mummosi | mummonne |
3rd person | mummonsa |
Derived terms
- mummola
- mummonmarkka
- Pihtiputaan mummo
Compounds
- mummonmökki
- ylämummo
References
- “mummo”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.