lumme

See also: Lumme

English

Etymology

From Lor' lumme, a corruption of Lord love me. Compare gimme.

Interjection

lumme

1. (UK, dated) Expressing surprise.
   • 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 2, in Bulldog Drummond:

     In a spasm of uncontrollable excitement James sucked his teeth. "Lumme, it wouldn't 'alf go on the movies, would it?" he remarked. "Better than them Red Indians and things."

Alternative forms

• lummy

Estonian

Noun

lumme

1. illative singular of lumi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lumbëh (compare Karelian lummeh and Võro lymmuleht'), probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lugmis (compare Lithuanian lugmiai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlumːeˣ/, [ˈlumːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -umːe
• Syllabification^(key): lum‧me
• Hyphenation^(key): lum‧me

Noun

lumme

1. water lily (a flower of the genus Nymphaea)
2. European white water lily (Nymphaea alba)

   Synonyms: isolumme, valkolumme

Declension

Inflection of lumme (Kotus type 48*H/hame, mp–mm gradation)
nominative		lumme	lumpeet
genitive		lumpeen	lumpeiden lumpeitten
partitive		lummetta	lumpeita
illative		lumpeeseen	lumpeisiin lumpeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lumme	lumpeet
accusative	nom.	lumme	lumpeet
	gen.	lumpeen
genitive		lumpeen	lumpeiden lumpeitten
partitive		lummetta	lumpeita
inessive		lumpeessa	lumpeissa
elative		lumpeesta	lumpeista
illative		lumpeeseen	lumpeisiin lumpeihin
adessive		lumpeella	lumpeilla
ablative		lumpeelta	lumpeilta
allative		lumpeelle	lumpeille
essive		lumpeena	lumpeina
translative		lumpeeksi	lumpeiksi
abessive		lumpeetta	lumpeitta
instructive		—	lumpein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lumme (Kotus type 48*H/hame, mp–mm gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lumpeeni lumpeeni accusative nom. lumpeeni lumpeeni gen. lumpeeni genitive lumpeeni lumpeideni lumpeitteni partitive lummettani lumpeitani inessive lumpeessani lumpeissani elative lumpeestani lumpeistani illative lumpeeseeni lumpeisiini lumpeihini adessive lumpeellani lumpeillani ablative lumpeeltani lumpeiltani allative lumpeelleni lumpeilleni essive lumpeenani lumpeinani translative lumpeekseni lumpeikseni abessive lumpeettani lumpeittani instructive — — comitative — lumpeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lumpeesi lumpeesi accusative nom. lumpeesi lumpeesi gen. lumpeesi genitive lumpeesi lumpeidesi lumpeittesi partitive lummettasi lumpeitasi inessive lumpeessasi lumpeissasi elative lumpeestasi lumpeistasi illative lumpeeseesi lumpeisiisi lumpeihisi adessive lumpeellasi lumpeillasi ablative lumpeeltasi lumpeiltasi allative lumpeellesi lumpeillesi essive lumpeenasi lumpeinasi translative lumpeeksesi lumpeiksesi abessive lumpeettasi lumpeittasi instructive — — comitative — lumpeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lumpeemme lumpeemme accusative nom. lumpeemme lumpeemme gen. lumpeemme genitive lumpeemme lumpeidemme lumpeittemme partitive lummettamme lumpeitamme inessive lumpeessamme lumpeissamme elative lumpeestamme lumpeistamme illative lumpeeseemme lumpeisiimme lumpeihimme adessive lumpeellamme lumpeillamme ablative lumpeeltamme lumpeiltamme allative lumpeellemme lumpeillemme essive lumpeenamme lumpeinamme translative lumpeeksemme lumpeiksemme abessive lumpeettamme lumpeittamme instructive — — comitative — lumpeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lumpeenne lumpeenne accusative nom. lumpeenne lumpeenne gen. lumpeenne genitive lumpeenne lumpeidenne lumpeittenne partitive lummettanne lumpeitanne inessive lumpeessanne lumpeissanne elative lumpeestanne lumpeistanne illative lumpeeseenne lumpeisiinne lumpeihinne adessive lumpeellanne lumpeillanne ablative lumpeeltanne lumpeiltanne allative lumpeellenne lumpeillenne essive lumpeenanne lumpeinanne translative lumpeeksenne lumpeiksenne abessive lumpeettanne lumpeittanne instructive — — comitative — lumpeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lumpeensa lumpeensa accusative nom. lumpeensa lumpeensa gen. lumpeensa genitive lumpeensa lumpeidensa lumpeittensa partitive lummettaan lummettansa lumpeitaan lumpeitansa inessive lumpeessaan lumpeessansa lumpeissaan lumpeissansa elative lumpeestaan lumpeestansa lumpeistaan lumpeistansa illative lumpeeseensa lumpeisiinsa lumpeihinsa adessive lumpeellaan lumpeellansa lumpeillaan lumpeillansa ablative lumpeeltaan lumpeeltansa lumpeiltaan lumpeiltansa allative lumpeelleen lumpeellensa lumpeilleen lumpeillensa essive lumpeenaan lumpeenansa lumpeinaan lumpeinansa translative lumpeekseen lumpeeksensa lumpeikseen lumpeiksensa abessive lumpeettaan lumpeettansa lumpeittaan lumpeittansa instructive — — comitative — lumpeineen lumpeinensa

Derived terms

• Lumme
• lumpeikko

compounds

• isolumme
• lummekasvi
• lumpeenkukka
• lumpeenlehti
• pohjanlumme
• valkolumme

See also

• vesililja

Further reading

• “lumme”, 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 3 July 2023