šuomi
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Karelian[edit]
| North Karelian (Viena) |
šuomi |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
šuomi |
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *soomi. Cognates include Finnish suomi and Estonian soome.
The term probably disappeared in Tver Karelian at some point, being replaced by ruočči, but was reintroduced somewhere in the twentieth century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
šuomi (genitive šuomen, partitive šuomie)
- Finnish language
- Synonym of šuomelaini／šuomelane (“Finn”)
Declension[edit]
| Viena Karelian declension of šuomi (type 3/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | šuomi | šuomet | |
| genitive | šuomen | šuomien | |
| partitive | šuomie | šuomija | |
| illative | šuomih | šuomiloih | |
| inessive | šuomešša | šuomiloissa | |
| elative | šuomešta | šuomiloista | |
| adessive | šuomella | šuomiloilla | |
| ablative | šuomelta | šuomiloilta | |
| translative | šuomekši | šuomiloiksi | |
| essive | šuomina | šuomiloina | |
| comitative | — | šuomiloineh | |
| abessive | šuometta | šuomiloitta | |
| Tver Karelian declension of šuomi (type 3/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | šuomi | šuomet | |
| genitive | šuomen | šuomiloin | |
| partitive | šuomie | šuomiloida | |
| illative | šuomih | šuomiloih | |
| inessive | šuomešša | šuomiloissa | |
| elative | šuomešta | šuomiloista | |
| adessive | šuomella | šuomiloilla | |
| ablative | šuomelda | šuomiloilda | |
| translative | šuomekši | šuomiloiksi | |
| essive | šuomina | šuomiloina | |
| comitative | šuomenke | šuomiloinke | |
| abessive | šuometta | šuomiloitta | |
| Possessive forms of šuomi | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | šuomeni | |
| 2nd person | šuomeš | |
| 3rd person | šuomeh | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
Synonyms[edit]
- ruočči (dated, often derogatory)