jolma

See also: Jolma

Finnish

Etymology

From Sami (compare Northern Sami čoalbmi). Doublet of salmi (inherited).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjolmɑ/, [ˈjo̞lmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): jol‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): jol‧ma

Noun

jolma

1. A short river connecting two lakes.

Declension

Inflection of jolma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		jolma	jolmat
genitive		jolman	jolmien
partitive		jolmaa	jolmia
illative		jolmaan	jolmiin
		singular	plural
nominative		jolma	jolmat
accusative	nom.	jolma	jolmat
	gen.	jolman
genitive		jolman	jolmien jolmain rare
partitive		jolmaa	jolmia
inessive		jolmassa	jolmissa
elative		jolmasta	jolmista
illative		jolmaan	jolmiin
adessive		jolmalla	jolmilla
ablative		jolmalta	jolmilta
allative		jolmalle	jolmille
essive		jolmana	jolmina
translative		jolmaksi	jolmiksi
abessive		jolmatta	jolmitta
instructive		—	jolmin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jolmani jolmani accusative nom. jolmani jolmani gen. jolmani genitive jolmani jolmieni jolmaini rare partitive jolmaani jolmiani inessive jolmassani jolmissani elative jolmastani jolmistani illative jolmaani jolmiini adessive jolmallani jolmillani ablative jolmaltani jolmiltani allative jolmalleni jolmilleni essive jolmanani jolminani translative jolmakseni jolmikseni abessive jolmattani jolmittani instructive — — comitative — jolmineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jolmasi jolmasi accusative nom. jolmasi jolmasi gen. jolmasi genitive jolmasi jolmiesi jolmaisi rare partitive jolmaasi jolmiasi inessive jolmassasi jolmissasi elative jolmastasi jolmistasi illative jolmaasi jolmiisi adessive jolmallasi jolmillasi ablative jolmaltasi jolmiltasi allative jolmallesi jolmillesi essive jolmanasi jolminasi translative jolmaksesi jolmiksesi abessive jolmattasi jolmittasi instructive — — comitative — jolminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jolmamme jolmamme accusative nom. jolmamme jolmamme gen. jolmamme genitive jolmamme jolmiemme jolmaimme rare partitive jolmaamme jolmiamme inessive jolmassamme jolmissamme elative jolmastamme jolmistamme illative jolmaamme jolmiimme adessive jolmallamme jolmillamme ablative jolmaltamme jolmiltamme allative jolmallemme jolmillemme essive jolmanamme jolminamme translative jolmaksemme jolmiksemme abessive jolmattamme jolmittamme instructive — — comitative — jolminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jolmanne jolmanne accusative nom. jolmanne jolmanne gen. jolmanne genitive jolmanne jolmienne jolmainne rare partitive jolmaanne jolmianne inessive jolmassanne jolmissanne elative jolmastanne jolmistanne illative jolmaanne jolmiinne adessive jolmallanne jolmillanne ablative jolmaltanne jolmiltanne allative jolmallenne jolmillenne essive jolmananne jolminanne translative jolmaksenne jolmiksenne abessive jolmattanne jolmittanne instructive — — comitative — jolminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jolmansa jolmansa accusative nom. jolmansa jolmansa gen. jolmansa genitive jolmansa jolmiensa jolmainsa rare partitive jolmaansa jolmiaan jolmiansa inessive jolmassaan jolmassansa jolmissaan jolmissansa elative jolmastaan jolmastansa jolmistaan jolmistansa illative jolmaansa jolmiinsa adessive jolmallaan jolmallansa jolmillaan jolmillansa ablative jolmaltaan jolmaltansa jolmiltaan jolmiltansa allative jolmalleen jolmallensa jolmilleen jolmillensa essive jolmanaan jolmanansa jolminaan jolminansa translative jolmakseen jolmaksensa jolmikseen jolmiksensa abessive jolmattaan jolmattansa jolmittaan jolmittansa instructive — — comitative — jolmineen jolminensa

Derived terms

• Jolma

Further reading

• “jolma”, 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 2 July 2023

Toba Batak

Alternative forms

• djolma (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jelma (“incarnation”), ultimately from Sanskrit जन्म (janma, “birth, existence”).

Noun

jolma

1. person
2. human being

References

• Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 55.