surma

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Finnish [edit]

(index su)

Etymology [edit]

Agent participle of *sure- "to die" (see surra). Cognate with Estonian surm.

Noun [edit]

surma

  1. A violent death, mainly used of humans.
    • He saivat surmansa = They got killed (literally: “they got their deaths”).
  2. Personification of sudden death.
    • Hän joutui surman suuhun = He got killed (literally: "he got into the mouth of death'").
  3. (law) Killing, voluntary manslaughter under mitigating circumstances.

Declension [edit]

Declension of surma (type koira)
singular plural
nominative surma surmat
genitive surman surmien
surmain1
partitive surmaa surmia
accusative surma
surman		 surmat
inessive surmassa surmissa
elative surmasta surmista
illative surmaan surmiin
adessive surmalla surmilla
ablative surmalta surmilta
allative surmalle surmille
essive surmana surmina
translative surmaksi surmiksi
instructive – surmin
abessive surmatta surmitta
comitative – surmineen
1) Rare.   

Usage notes [edit]

  • (law) Killing is the unofficial translation of Finnish penal code used by the Ministry of Justice of Finland. See usage notes under tappo.

Synonyms [edit]

  • (voluntary manslaughter): tappo (common language)

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Votic [edit]

Noun [edit]

surma

  1. death
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