uumen
Finnish
Etymology
Probably a derivative from the dialectally attested uu (“hole, nest”), from Proto-Uralic *uŋi, though the suffix -men is not found in regular use elsewhere. For a possible differently suffixed form, compare uuttu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuːme̞n]
- Rhymes: -uːmen
- Hyphenation: uu‧men
Noun
uumen
- depths, innards
- maan uumenissa
- in the depths of the earth
- maan uumenissa
Declension
| Inflection of uumen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uumen | uumenet | |
| genitive | uumenen | uumenien uumenten | |
| partitive | uumenta | uumenia | |
| illative | uumeneen | uumeniin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | uumen | uumenet | |
| accusative | nom. | uumen | uumenet |
| gen. | uumenen | ||
| genitive | uumenen | uumenien uumenten | |
| partitive | uumenta | uumenia | |
| inessive | uumenessa | uumenissa | |
| elative | uumenesta | uumenista | |
| illative | uumeneen | uumeniin | |
| adessive | uumenella | uumenilla | |
| ablative | uumenelta | uumenilta | |
| allative | uumenelle | uumenille | |
| essive | uumenena | uumenina | |
| translative | uumeneksi | uumeniksi | |
| instructive | — | uumenin | |
| abessive | uumenetta | uumenitta | |
| comitative | — | uumenineen | |