unelma
See also: Unelma
Finnish
Etymology
From diminutive uni (“dream”) + -lma. Adopted to standard language by Finnish journalist and lecturer Rietrik Polén.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈunelmɑ/, [ˈune̞lmɑ]
- Rhymes: -unelmɑ
- Syllabification(key): u‧nel‧ma
Noun
unelma
- dream (a hope or wish; imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping; implies desirability)
- Minulla on unelma. (by Martin Luther King)
- I have a dream.
- Minulla on unelma. (by Martin Luther King)
- common asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus)
Declension
| Inflection of unelma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | unelma | unelmat | |
| genitive | unelman | unelmien | |
| partitive | unelmaa | unelmia | |
| illative | unelmaan | unelmiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | unelma | unelmat | |
| accusative | nom. | unelma | unelmat |
| gen. | unelman | ||
| genitive | unelman | unelmien unelmainrare | |
| partitive | unelmaa | unelmia | |
| inessive | unelmassa | unelmissa | |
| elative | unelmasta | unelmista | |
| illative | unelmaan | unelmiin | |
| adessive | unelmalla | unelmilla | |
| ablative | unelmalta | unelmilta | |
| allative | unelmalle | unelmille | |
| essive | unelmana | unelmina | |
| translative | unelmaksi | unelmiksi | |
| instructive | — | unelmin | |
| abessive | unelmatta | unelmitta | |
| comitative | — | unelmineen | |
| Possessive forms of unelma (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | unelmani | unelmamme |
| 2nd person | unelmasi | unelmanne |
| 3rd person | unelmansa | |
Derived terms
- verbs: unelmoida
- unelmien täyttymys = a dream come true
Related terms
- uni
Anagrams
- lumena, meluan