homma

See also: hòmma

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• homa (“Humes' spelling”)

Etymology

From Proto-Muskogean *xoCma (“pepper”). Cognate with Choctaw homa, Alabama hòmma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hóm.ma/

Verb

homma

1. (stative, intransitive) to be red

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	sahomma sa-homma	pohomma po-homma	hapohomma hapo-homma
2nd-person (you, you all)	chihomma chi-homma	hachihomma hachi-homma
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	homma	(hoo)homma (hoo-)homma

Derived terms

• aashoppalaꞌ hommaꞌ
• Abookoshi Hommaꞌ
• ahiꞌ hommaꞌ
• akankabiꞌ hasimbish hommaꞌ
• akankaꞌ hommaꞌ
• ato̱fallaꞌaꞌ hommaꞌ
• bakbak ishkoboꞌ hommaꞌ
• balaꞌ hommaꞌ
• bashanchik hommaꞌ
• chola hommaꞌ
• foshhommak
• foshiꞌ hommaꞌ
• Hattak Apiꞌ Hommaꞌ
• hohó̱mma
• homma losayyi
• homma tokbakali
• hommachi
• hommahommaꞌ
• hommakbi
• hommayyi
• hommaꞌ losaꞌ
• hoshonnachiꞌ hommaꞌ
• hóyyoꞌmma
• hó̱mma
• hóꞌmma
• innichiꞌ hommaꞌ
• ishkin hommaꞌ
• ishkoboꞌ hommaꞌ
• isso̱sh hommaꞌ
• itti̱sh hommaꞌ
• Kali Hommaꞌ
• kowi-hommaꞌ
• lokchok hommaꞌ
• lokfiꞌ hommaꞌ
• nashoba hommaꞌ
• na̱achi shobbokkoꞌliꞌ hommaꞌ
• nitaꞌ hommaꞌ
• Oklahommaꞌ
• okloshiꞌ hommaꞌ
• o̱siꞌ ishkobo-hommaꞌ
• pankiꞌ hommaꞌ
• paskawoꞌ hommaꞌ
• sent hommaꞌ
• shinok hommaꞌ
• tanap hommaꞌ
• tanchiꞌ hommaꞌ

 

Descendants

• Mobilian: homa

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Karelian homma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhomːɑ/, [ˈho̞mːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -omːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hom‧ma

Noun

homma

1. job, work, errand (task at hand)

   Synonyms: työ, tehtävä, (colloquial) duuni

   hullun homma ― fool's errand

2. thing, case (object of scrutiny)

   Synonyms: asia, juttu, (colloquial) jutska

Declension

Inflection of homma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		homma	hommat
genitive		homman	hommien
partitive		hommaa	hommia
illative		hommaan	hommiin
		singular	plural
nominative		homma	hommat
accusative	nom.	homma	hommat
	gen.	homman
genitive		homman	hommien hommain rare
partitive		hommaa	hommia
inessive		hommassa	hommissa
elative		hommasta	hommista
illative		hommaan	hommiin
adessive		hommalla	hommilla
ablative		hommalta	hommilta
allative		hommalle	hommille
essive		hommana	hommina
translative		hommaksi	hommiksi
abessive		hommatta	hommitta
instructive		—	hommin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of homma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hommani hommani accusative nom. hommani hommani gen. hommani genitive hommani hommieni hommaini rare partitive hommaani hommiani inessive hommassani hommissani elative hommastani hommistani illative hommaani hommiini adessive hommallani hommillani ablative hommaltani hommiltani allative hommalleni hommilleni essive hommanani homminani translative hommakseni hommikseni abessive hommattani hommittani instructive — — comitative — hommineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hommasi hommasi accusative nom. hommasi hommasi gen. hommasi genitive hommasi hommiesi hommaisi rare partitive hommaasi hommiasi inessive hommassasi hommissasi elative hommastasi hommistasi illative hommaasi hommiisi adessive hommallasi hommillasi ablative hommaltasi hommiltasi allative hommallesi hommillesi essive hommanasi homminasi translative hommaksesi hommiksesi abessive hommattasi hommittasi instructive — — comitative — homminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hommamme hommamme accusative nom. hommamme hommamme gen. hommamme genitive hommamme hommiemme hommaimme rare partitive hommaamme hommiamme inessive hommassamme hommissamme elative hommastamme hommistamme illative hommaamme hommiimme adessive hommallamme hommillamme ablative hommaltamme hommiltamme allative hommallemme hommillemme essive hommanamme homminamme translative hommaksemme hommiksemme abessive hommattamme hommittamme instructive — — comitative — homminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hommanne hommanne accusative nom. hommanne hommanne gen. hommanne genitive hommanne hommienne hommainne rare partitive hommaanne hommianne inessive hommassanne hommissanne elative hommastanne hommistanne illative hommaanne hommiinne adessive hommallanne hommillanne ablative hommaltanne hommiltanne allative hommallenne hommillenne essive hommananne homminanne translative hommaksenne hommiksenne abessive hommattanne hommittanne instructive — — comitative — homminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hommansa hommansa accusative nom. hommansa hommansa gen. hommansa genitive hommansa hommiensa hommainsa rare partitive hommaansa hommiaan hommiansa inessive hommassaan hommassansa hommissaan hommissansa elative hommastaan hommastansa hommistaan hommistansa illative hommaansa hommiinsa adessive hommallaan hommallansa hommillaan hommillansa ablative hommaltaan hommaltansa hommiltaan hommiltansa allative hommalleen hommallensa hommilleen hommillensa essive hommanaan hommanansa homminaan homminansa translative hommakseen hommaksensa hommikseen hommiksensa abessive hommattaan hommattansa hommittaan hommittansa instructive — — comitative — hommineen homminensa

Derived terms

• hommata
• hommeli

 

compounds

• hanttihomma
• hommamies
• rakennushomma
• sivuhomma

 

Further reading

• “homma”, 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 2023-07-02

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• homme, homa, home

Etymology

From a root derived from Old Norse hǫm (“back of the thigh (of an animal)”). Akin to English ham. Corresponds to the first part of the compound hombot (“poplit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɔm.mɑ/

Verb

homma (present tense hommar, past tense homma, supine and past participle homma, present participle hommande, imperative hom)

1. (transitive, intransitive, of a horse rider) to ride a horse backwards or to the side (giving way for others)
2. (ergative, of a horse) to go backwards or to the side

References

• “homma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Zuni

Pronoun

homma

1. First person singular possessive (final position)

   my

Related terms

• ho'
• hom