rohmu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Proto-Finnic *rohmidak +‎ -u. Probably sound-symbolic[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrohmu/, [ˈro̞xmu]
  • Rhymes: -ohmu
  • Syllabification(key): roh‧mu

Noun

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rohmu

  1. (derogatory) greedy hoarder
  2. one who possesses or takes a lot of something

Usage notes

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Pejorative quality totally depends on context. Used a lot in compound pairs, e.g. pisterohmu (credit hoarder; point hoarder).

Declension

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Inflection of rohmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative rohmu rohmut
genitive rohmun rohmujen
partitive rohmua rohmuja
illative rohmuun rohmuihin
singular plural
nominative rohmu rohmut
accusative nom. rohmu rohmut
gen. rohmun
genitive rohmun rohmujen
partitive rohmua rohmuja
inessive rohmussa rohmuissa
elative rohmusta rohmuista
illative rohmuun rohmuihin
adessive rohmulla rohmuilla
ablative rohmulta rohmuilta
allative rohmulle rohmuille
essive rohmuna rohmuina
translative rohmuksi rohmuiksi
abessive rohmutta rohmuitta
instructive rohmuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rohmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rohmuni rohmuni
accusative nom. rohmuni rohmuni
gen. rohmuni
genitive rohmuni rohmujeni
partitive rohmuani rohmujani
inessive rohmussani rohmuissani
elative rohmustani rohmuistani
illative rohmuuni rohmuihini
adessive rohmullani rohmuillani
ablative rohmultani rohmuiltani
allative rohmulleni rohmuilleni
essive rohmunani rohmuinani
translative rohmukseni rohmuikseni
abessive rohmuttani rohmuittani
instructive
comitative rohmuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rohmusi rohmusi
accusative nom. rohmusi rohmusi
gen. rohmusi
genitive rohmusi rohmujesi
partitive rohmuasi rohmujasi
inessive rohmussasi rohmuissasi
elative rohmustasi rohmuistasi
illative rohmuusi rohmuihisi
adessive rohmullasi rohmuillasi
ablative rohmultasi rohmuiltasi
allative rohmullesi rohmuillesi
essive rohmunasi rohmuinasi
translative rohmuksesi rohmuiksesi
abessive rohmuttasi rohmuittasi
instructive
comitative rohmuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rohmumme rohmumme
accusative nom. rohmumme rohmumme
gen. rohmumme
genitive rohmumme rohmujemme
partitive rohmuamme rohmujamme
inessive rohmussamme rohmuissamme
elative rohmustamme rohmuistamme
illative rohmuumme rohmuihimme
adessive rohmullamme rohmuillamme
ablative rohmultamme rohmuiltamme
allative rohmullemme rohmuillemme
essive rohmunamme rohmuinamme
translative rohmuksemme rohmuiksemme
abessive rohmuttamme rohmuittamme
instructive
comitative rohmuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rohmunne rohmunne
accusative nom. rohmunne rohmunne
gen. rohmunne
genitive rohmunne rohmujenne
partitive rohmuanne rohmujanne
inessive rohmussanne rohmuissanne
elative rohmustanne rohmuistanne
illative rohmuunne rohmuihinne
adessive rohmullanne rohmuillanne
ablative rohmultanne rohmuiltanne
allative rohmullenne rohmuillenne
essive rohmunanne rohmuinanne
translative rohmuksenne rohmuiksenne
abessive rohmuttanne rohmuittanne
instructive
comitative rohmuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rohmunsa rohmunsa
accusative nom. rohmunsa rohmunsa
gen. rohmunsa
genitive rohmunsa rohmujensa
partitive rohmuaan
rohmuansa
rohmujaan
rohmujansa
inessive rohmussaan
rohmussansa
rohmuissaan
rohmuissansa
elative rohmustaan
rohmustansa
rohmuistaan
rohmuistansa
illative rohmuunsa rohmuihinsa
adessive rohmullaan
rohmullansa
rohmuillaan
rohmuillansa
ablative rohmultaan
rohmultansa
rohmuiltaan
rohmuiltansa
allative rohmulleen
rohmullensa
rohmuilleen
rohmuillensa
essive rohmunaan
rohmunansa
rohmuinaan
rohmuinansa
translative rohmukseen
rohmuksensa
rohmuikseen
rohmuiksensa
abessive rohmuttaan
rohmuttansa
rohmuittaan
rohmuittansa
instructive
comitative rohmuineen
rohmuinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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