kummeli

Finnish

Two types of kummeli: a traditional stone cairn on the left and on the right a modern daymark that may be explicitly identified by the letter painted on it.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish kummel, from Old Norse kumbl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumːeli/, [ˈkumːe̞li]
• Rhymes: -umːeli
• Syllabification^(key): kum‧me‧li

Noun

kummeli

1. (nautical) cairn (pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, especially one built to guide travelers at sea)
2. (by extension) daymark (any mark designed to help navigators to find their way during daylight hours)

Declension

Inflection of kummeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		kummeli	kummelit
genitive		kummelin	kummelien kummeleiden kummeleitten
partitive		kummelia	kummeleita kummeleja
illative		kummeliin	kummeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kummeli	kummelit
accusative	nom.	kummeli	kummelit
	gen.	kummelin
genitive		kummelin	kummelien kummeleiden kummeleitten
partitive		kummelia	kummeleita kummeleja
inessive		kummelissa	kummeleissa
elative		kummelista	kummeleista
illative		kummeliin	kummeleihin
adessive		kummelilla	kummeleilla
ablative		kummelilta	kummeleilta
allative		kummelille	kummeleille
essive		kummelina	kummeleina
translative		kummeliksi	kummeleiksi
abessive		kummelitta	kummeleitta
instructive		—	kummelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kummeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kummelini kummelini accusative nom. kummelini kummelini gen. kummelini genitive kummelini kummelieni kummeleideni kummeleitteni partitive kummeliani kummeleitani kummelejani inessive kummelissani kummeleissani elative kummelistani kummeleistani illative kummeliini kummeleihini adessive kummelillani kummeleillani ablative kummeliltani kummeleiltani allative kummelilleni kummeleilleni essive kummelinani kummeleinani translative kummelikseni kummeleikseni abessive kummelittani kummeleittani instructive — — comitative — kummeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kummelisi kummelisi accusative nom. kummelisi kummelisi gen. kummelisi genitive kummelisi kummeliesi kummeleidesi kummeleittesi partitive kummeliasi kummeleitasi kummelejasi inessive kummelissasi kummeleissasi elative kummelistasi kummeleistasi illative kummeliisi kummeleihisi adessive kummelillasi kummeleillasi ablative kummeliltasi kummeleiltasi allative kummelillesi kummeleillesi essive kummelinasi kummeleinasi translative kummeliksesi kummeleiksesi abessive kummelittasi kummeleittasi instructive — — comitative — kummeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kummelimme kummelimme accusative nom. kummelimme kummelimme gen. kummelimme genitive kummelimme kummeliemme kummeleidemme kummeleittemme partitive kummeliamme kummeleitamme kummelejamme inessive kummelissamme kummeleissamme elative kummelistamme kummeleistamme illative kummeliimme kummeleihimme adessive kummelillamme kummeleillamme ablative kummeliltamme kummeleiltamme allative kummelillemme kummeleillemme essive kummelinamme kummeleinamme translative kummeliksemme kummeleiksemme abessive kummelittamme kummeleittamme instructive — — comitative — kummeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kummelinne kummelinne accusative nom. kummelinne kummelinne gen. kummelinne genitive kummelinne kummelienne kummeleidenne kummeleittenne partitive kummelianne kummeleitanne kummelejanne inessive kummelissanne kummeleissanne elative kummelistanne kummeleistanne illative kummeliinne kummeleihinne adessive kummelillanne kummeleillanne ablative kummeliltanne kummeleiltanne allative kummelillenne kummeleillenne essive kummelinanne kummeleinanne translative kummeliksenne kummeleiksenne abessive kummelittanne kummeleittanne instructive — — comitative — kummeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kummelinsa kummelinsa accusative nom. kummelinsa kummelinsa gen. kummelinsa genitive kummelinsa kummeliensa kummeleidensa kummeleittensa partitive kummeliaan kummeliansa kummeleitaan kummelejaan kummeleitansa kummelejansa inessive kummelissaan kummelissansa kummeleissaan kummeleissansa elative kummelistaan kummelistansa kummeleistaan kummeleistansa illative kummeliinsa kummeleihinsa adessive kummelillaan kummelillansa kummeleillaan kummeleillansa ablative kummeliltaan kummeliltansa kummeleiltaan kummeleiltansa allative kummelilleen kummelillensa kummeleilleen kummeleillensa essive kummelinaan kummelinansa kummeleinaan kummeleinansa translative kummelikseen kummeliksensa kummeleikseen kummeleiksensa abessive kummelittaan kummelittansa kummeleittaan kummeleittansa instructive — — comitative — kummeleineen kummeleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kummeliturska

 

Further reading

• “kummeli”, 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