Urmas

See also: urmaș

Estonian

Etymology

Literary coinage, transferred from place names in early 20th century Finnish and Estonian literature. Also interpreted as urm, dialectal Estonian word for "catkin" and "frost".

Proper noun

Urmas

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Popular in Estonia the middle of the 20th century.

Related terms

• Urmet, Urmo

Finnish

Etymology

Literary coinage from a rare Finnish (and Estonian) farm name of uncertain meaning, first used as a given name in 1908 by Johannes Linnankoski.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈurmɑs/, [ˈurmɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -urmɑs
• Syllabification^(key): Ur‧mas

Proper noun

Urmas (uncommon)

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Has remained rare in Finland, and it is thus sometimes stereotypically associated with Estonians.

Declension

Inflection of Urmas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Urmas	Urmakset
genitive		Urmaksen	Urmasten Urmaksien
partitive		Urmasta	Urmaksia
illative		Urmakseen	Urmaksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Urmas	Urmakset
accusative	nom.	Urmas	Urmakset
	gen.	Urmaksen
genitive		Urmaksen	Urmasten Urmaksien
partitive		Urmasta	Urmaksia
inessive		Urmaksessa	Urmaksissa
elative		Urmaksesta	Urmaksista
illative		Urmakseen	Urmaksiin
adessive		Urmaksella	Urmaksilla
ablative		Urmakselta	Urmaksilta
allative		Urmakselle	Urmaksille
essive		Urmaksena	Urmaksina
translative		Urmakseksi	Urmaksiksi
abessive		Urmaksetta	Urmaksitta
instructive		—	Urmaksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Urmas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Urmakseni Urmakseni accusative nom. Urmakseni Urmakseni gen. Urmakseni genitive Urmakseni Urmasteni Urmaksieni partitive Urmastani Urmaksiani inessive Urmaksessani Urmaksissani elative Urmaksestani Urmaksistani illative Urmakseeni Urmaksiini adessive Urmaksellani Urmaksillani ablative Urmakseltani Urmaksiltani allative Urmakselleni Urmaksilleni essive Urmaksenani Urmaksinani translative Urmaksekseni Urmaksikseni abessive Urmaksettani Urmaksittani instructive — — comitative — Urmaksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Urmaksesi Urmaksesi accusative nom. Urmaksesi Urmaksesi gen. Urmaksesi genitive Urmaksesi Urmastesi Urmaksiesi partitive Urmastasi Urmaksiasi inessive Urmaksessasi Urmaksissasi elative Urmaksestasi Urmaksistasi illative Urmakseesi Urmaksiisi adessive Urmaksellasi Urmaksillasi ablative Urmakseltasi Urmaksiltasi allative Urmaksellesi Urmaksillesi essive Urmaksenasi Urmaksinasi translative Urmakseksesi Urmaksiksesi abessive Urmaksettasi Urmaksittasi instructive — — comitative — Urmaksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Urmaksemme Urmaksemme accusative nom. Urmaksemme Urmaksemme gen. Urmaksemme genitive Urmaksemme Urmastemme Urmaksiemme partitive Urmastamme Urmaksiamme inessive Urmaksessamme Urmaksissamme elative Urmaksestamme Urmaksistamme illative Urmakseemme Urmaksiimme adessive Urmaksellamme Urmaksillamme ablative Urmakseltamme Urmaksiltamme allative Urmaksellemme Urmaksillemme essive Urmaksenamme Urmaksinamme translative Urmakseksemme Urmaksiksemme abessive Urmaksettamme Urmaksittamme instructive — — comitative — Urmaksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Urmaksenne Urmaksenne accusative nom. Urmaksenne Urmaksenne gen. Urmaksenne genitive Urmaksenne Urmastenne Urmaksienne partitive Urmastanne Urmaksianne inessive Urmaksessanne Urmaksissanne elative Urmaksestanne Urmaksistanne illative Urmakseenne Urmaksiinne adessive Urmaksellanne Urmaksillanne ablative Urmakseltanne Urmaksiltanne allative Urmaksellenne Urmaksillenne essive Urmaksenanne Urmaksinanne translative Urmakseksenne Urmaksiksenne abessive Urmaksettanne Urmaksittanne instructive — — comitative — Urmaksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Urmaksensa Urmaksensa accusative nom. Urmaksensa Urmaksensa gen. Urmaksensa genitive Urmaksensa Urmastensa Urmaksiensa partitive Urmastaan Urmastansa Urmaksiaan Urmaksiansa inessive Urmaksessaan Urmaksessansa Urmaksissaan Urmaksissansa elative Urmaksestaan Urmaksestansa Urmaksistaan Urmaksistansa illative Urmakseensa Urmaksiinsa adessive Urmaksellaan Urmaksellansa Urmaksillaan Urmaksillansa ablative Urmakseltaan Urmakseltansa Urmaksiltaan Urmaksiltansa allative Urmakselleen Urmaksellensa Urmaksilleen Urmaksillensa essive Urmaksenaan Urmaksenansa Urmaksinaan Urmaksinansa translative Urmaksekseen Urmakseksensa Urmaksikseen Urmaksiksensa abessive Urmaksettaan Urmaksettansa Urmaksittaan Urmaksittansa instructive — — comitative — Urmaksineen Urmaksinensa

Statistics

• The given name Urmas belongs to 88 male individuals (and as a middle name to 277 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• marsu, surma