gimma

Finnish

Alternative forms

• kimma

Etymology

From Swedish gumma, originally meaning "old woman" but experiencing a semantic shift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡimːɑ/, [ˈɡimːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -imːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): gim‧ma

Noun

gimma

1. (Helsinki slang) girl

Declension

Inflection of gimma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		gimma	gimmat
genitive		gimman	gimmojen
partitive		gimmaa	gimmoja
illative		gimmaan	gimmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gimma	gimmat
accusative	nom.	gimma	gimmat
	gen.	gimman
genitive		gimman	gimmojen gimmainrare
partitive		gimmaa	gimmoja
inessive		gimmassa	gimmoissa
elative		gimmasta	gimmoista
illative		gimmaan	gimmoihin
adessive		gimmalla	gimmoilla
ablative		gimmalta	gimmoilta
allative		gimmalle	gimmoille
essive		gimmana	gimmoina
translative		gimmaksi	gimmoiksi
abessive		gimmatta	gimmoitta
instructive		—	gimmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gimma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gimmani gimmani accusative nom. gimmani gimmani gen. gimmani genitive gimmani gimmojeni gimmainirare partitive gimmaani gimmojani inessive gimmassani gimmoissani elative gimmastani gimmoistani illative gimmaani gimmoihini adessive gimmallani gimmoillani ablative gimmaltani gimmoiltani allative gimmalleni gimmoilleni essive gimmanani gimmoinani translative gimmakseni gimmoikseni abessive gimmattani gimmoittani instructive — — comitative — gimmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gimmasi gimmasi accusative nom. gimmasi gimmasi gen. gimmasi genitive gimmasi gimmojesi gimmaisirare partitive gimmaasi gimmojasi inessive gimmassasi gimmoissasi elative gimmastasi gimmoistasi illative gimmaasi gimmoihisi adessive gimmallasi gimmoillasi ablative gimmaltasi gimmoiltasi allative gimmallesi gimmoillesi essive gimmanasi gimmoinasi translative gimmaksesi gimmoiksesi abessive gimmattasi gimmoittasi instructive — — comitative — gimmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gimmamme gimmamme accusative nom. gimmamme gimmamme gen. gimmamme genitive gimmamme gimmojemme gimmaimmerare partitive gimmaamme gimmojamme inessive gimmassamme gimmoissamme elative gimmastamme gimmoistamme illative gimmaamme gimmoihimme adessive gimmallamme gimmoillamme ablative gimmaltamme gimmoiltamme allative gimmallemme gimmoillemme essive gimmanamme gimmoinamme translative gimmaksemme gimmoiksemme abessive gimmattamme gimmoittamme instructive — — comitative — gimmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gimmanne gimmanne accusative nom. gimmanne gimmanne gen. gimmanne genitive gimmanne gimmojenne gimmainnerare partitive gimmaanne gimmojanne inessive gimmassanne gimmoissanne elative gimmastanne gimmoistanne illative gimmaanne gimmoihinne adessive gimmallanne gimmoillanne ablative gimmaltanne gimmoiltanne allative gimmallenne gimmoillenne essive gimmananne gimmoinanne translative gimmaksenne gimmoiksenne abessive gimmattanne gimmoittanne instructive — — comitative — gimmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gimmansa gimmansa accusative nom. gimmansa gimmansa gen. gimmansa genitive gimmansa gimmojensa gimmainsarare partitive gimmaansa gimmojaan gimmojansa inessive gimmassaan gimmassansa gimmoissaan gimmoissansa elative gimmastaan gimmastansa gimmoistaan gimmoistansa illative gimmaansa gimmoihinsa adessive gimmallaan gimmallansa gimmoillaan gimmoillansa ablative gimmaltaan gimmaltansa gimmoiltaan gimmoiltansa allative gimmalleen gimmallensa gimmoilleen gimmoillensa essive gimmanaan gimmanansa gimmoinaan gimmoinansa translative gimmakseen gimmaksensa gimmoikseen gimmoiksensa abessive gimmattaan gimmattansa gimmoittaan gimmoittansa instructive — — comitative — gimmoineen gimmoinensa

Derived terms

• kimuli

 

Further reading

• “gimma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02