homma

See also: hòmma

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• homa

Etymology

Cognate with Choctaw homa, Alabama hòmma

Adjective

homma

1. red

Verb

homma (stative)

1. 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

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Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Karelian homma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhomːɑ/, [ˈho̞mːɑ]
• Rhymes: -omːɑ
• Syllabification: 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 hommainrare
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
instructive		—	hommin
abessive		hommatta	hommitta
comitative		—	hommineen

Possessive forms of homma (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	hommani	hommamme
2nd person	hommasi	hommanne
3rd person	hommansa

Compounds

• hanttihomma
• hommamies
• rakennushomma
• sivuhomma

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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/ (example of pronunciation)

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.

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Zuni

Pronoun

homma

1. First person singular possessive (final position)

   my

Related terms

• ho'
• hom