surma

See also: Surma

English

Noun

surma (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of soorma

Anagrams

• Masur, Umars, amurs, arums, musar, ramus, rusma

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Finnish

Etymology

From . Cognates include Estonian surm, Karelian šurma. The Finnic word was borrowed into Komi (compare Komi-Permyak сурым (surym)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsurmɑ/, [ˈs̠urmɑ̝]

Noun

surma

1. A violent death, mainly used of humans.
   • He saivat surmansa = They got killed (literally: “they got their deaths”).
2. Personification of sudden death.
   • Hän joutui surman suuhun = He got killed (literally: "he got into the mouth of death'").
3. (law) Killing, voluntary manslaughter under mitigating circumstances.

Usage notes

• (law) Killing is the unofficial translation of Finnish penal code used by the Ministry of Justice of Finland. See usage notes under tappo.

Declension

Inflection of surma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		surma	surmat
genitive		surman	surmien
partitive		surmaa	surmia
illative		surmaan	surmiin
		singular	plural
nominative		surma	surmat
accusative	nom.	surma	surmat
	gen.	surman
genitive		surman	surmien surmain rare
partitive		surmaa	surmia
inessive		surmassa	surmissa
elative		surmasta	surmista
illative		surmaan	surmiin
adessive		surmalla	surmilla
ablative		surmalta	surmilta
allative		surmalle	surmille
essive		surmana	surmina
translative		surmaksi	surmiksi
abessive		surmatta	surmitta
instructive		—	surmin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative surmani surmani accusative nom. surmani surmani gen. surmani genitive surmani surmieni surmaini rare partitive surmaani surmiani inessive surmassani surmissani elative surmastani surmistani illative surmaani surmiini adessive surmallani surmillani ablative surmaltani surmiltani allative surmalleni surmilleni essive surmanani surminani translative surmakseni surmikseni abessive surmattani surmittani instructive — — comitative — surmineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative surmasi surmasi accusative nom. surmasi surmasi gen. surmasi genitive surmasi surmiesi surmaisi rare partitive surmaasi surmiasi inessive surmassasi surmissasi elative surmastasi surmistasi illative surmaasi surmiisi adessive surmallasi surmillasi ablative surmaltasi surmiltasi allative surmallesi surmillesi essive surmanasi surminasi translative surmaksesi surmiksesi abessive surmattasi surmittasi instructive — — comitative — surminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative surmamme surmamme accusative nom. surmamme surmamme gen. surmamme genitive surmamme surmiemme surmaimme rare partitive surmaamme surmiamme inessive surmassamme surmissamme elative surmastamme surmistamme illative surmaamme surmiimme adessive surmallamme surmillamme ablative surmaltamme surmiltamme allative surmallemme surmillemme essive surmanamme surminamme translative surmaksemme surmiksemme abessive surmattamme surmittamme instructive — — comitative — surminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative surmanne surmanne accusative nom. surmanne surmanne gen. surmanne genitive surmanne surmienne surmainne rare partitive surmaanne surmianne inessive surmassanne surmissanne elative surmastanne surmistanne illative surmaanne surmiinne adessive surmallanne surmillanne ablative surmaltanne surmiltanne allative surmallenne surmillenne essive surmananne surminanne translative surmaksenne surmiksenne abessive surmattanne surmittanne instructive — — comitative — surminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative surmansa surmansa accusative nom. surmansa surmansa gen. surmansa genitive surmansa surmiensa surmainsa rare partitive surmaansa surmiaan surmiansa inessive surmassaan surmassansa surmissaan surmissansa elative surmastaan surmastansa surmistaan surmistansa illative surmaansa surmiinsa adessive surmallaan surmallansa surmillaan surmillansa ablative surmaltaan surmaltansa surmiltaan surmiltansa allative surmalleen surmallensa surmilleen surmillensa essive surmanaan surmanansa surminaan surminansa translative surmakseen surmaksensa surmikseen surmiksensa abessive surmattaan surmattansa surmittaan surmittansa instructive — — comitative — surmineen surminensa

Synonyms

• (voluntary manslaughter): tappo (common language)

Derived terms

• nouns: surmaaja, surmatyö, surma-ase
• verbs: surmata

See also

• henkirikos
• kuolemantuottamus
• murha
• tappo

Anagrams

• Urmas, marsu

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Votic

Etymology

From .

Noun

surma

1. death

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn