uimahalli
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
uima- (“swimming”) + halli (“hall”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uimahalli
- (indoor) swimming pool, (indoor) swim center, natatorium (indoor facility for swimming, containing one or more pools)
Usage notes[edit]
The English term "swimming hall" (an apparent calque) is used by Finnish speakers when communicating in English, but does not seem to be in general use.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of uimahalli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | uimahalli | uimahallit | ||
genitive | uimahallin | uimahallien | ||
partitive | uimahallia | uimahalleja | ||
illative | uimahalliin | uimahalleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | uimahalli | uimahallit | ||
accusative | nom. | uimahalli | uimahallit | |
gen. | uimahallin | |||
genitive | uimahallin | uimahallien | ||
partitive | uimahallia | uimahalleja | ||
inessive | uimahallissa | uimahalleissa | ||
elative | uimahallista | uimahalleista | ||
illative | uimahalliin | uimahalleihin | ||
adessive | uimahallilla | uimahalleilla | ||
ablative | uimahallilta | uimahalleilta | ||
allative | uimahallille | uimahalleille | ||
essive | uimahallina | uimahalleina | ||
translative | uimahalliksi | uimahalleiksi | ||
abessive | uimahallitta | uimahalleitta | ||
instructive | — | uimahallein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also[edit]
- uima-allas (“swimming pool; pool with water or meant to be filled with water for swimming”)
- maauimala (“outdoor swimming pool (facility)”)
- vesipuisto (“water park”)
- kylpylä (“spa”)
Further reading[edit]
- “uimahalli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03