tumma

Finnish

Etymology

From . Cognates include Estonian tõmmu, Ingrian tumma, Karelian tumma, Võro tummõ and Votic tumma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtumːɑ/, [ˈt̪umːɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: tum‧ma
• Rhymes: -umːɑ

Adjective

tumma (comparative tummempi, superlative tummin)

1. dark (of colour)

   Hänellä on tumma tukka.’’

   She has dark hair.

2. dark-haired

   Naapurin jätkä seurustelee taas sen tumman tytön kanssa.

   The guy next door is dating the dark-haired girl again.

Usage notes

• The compound names of dark variants of a color are formed with genitive of tumma, other adjectives often with nominative, depending on the head word, e.g.:

tummankeltainen (“dark yellow”)

tummaihoinen (“dark-skinned”)

Declension

Inflection of tumma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		tumma	tummat
genitive		tumman	tummien
partitive		tummaa	tummia
illative		tummaan	tummiin
		singular	plural
nominative		tumma	tummat
accusative	nom.	tumma	tummat
	gen.	tumman
genitive		tumman	tummien tummainrare
partitive		tummaa	tummia
inessive		tummassa	tummissa
elative		tummasta	tummista
illative		tummaan	tummiin
adessive		tummalla	tummilla
ablative		tummalta	tummilta
allative		tummalle	tummille
essive		tummana	tummina
translative		tummaksi	tummiksi
abessive		tummatta	tummitta
instructive		—	tummin
comitative		—	tummine

Possessive forms of tumma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tummani tummani accusative nom. tummani tummani gen. tummani genitive tummani tummieni tummainirare partitive tummaani tummiani inessive tummassani tummissani elative tummastani tummistani illative tummaani tummiini adessive tummallani tummillani ablative tummaltani tummiltani allative tummalleni tummilleni essive tummanani tumminani translative tummakseni tummikseni abessive tummattani tummittani instructive — — comitative — tummineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tummasi tummasi accusative nom. tummasi tummasi gen. tummasi genitive tummasi tummiesi tummaisirare partitive tummaasi tummiasi inessive tummassasi tummissasi elative tummastasi tummistasi illative tummaasi tummiisi adessive tummallasi tummillasi ablative tummaltasi tummiltasi allative tummallesi tummillesi essive tummanasi tumminasi translative tummaksesi tummiksesi abessive tummattasi tummittasi instructive — — comitative — tumminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tummamme tummamme accusative nom. tummamme tummamme gen. tummamme genitive tummamme tummiemme tummaimmerare partitive tummaamme tummiamme inessive tummassamme tummissamme elative tummastamme tummistamme illative tummaamme tummiimme adessive tummallamme tummillamme ablative tummaltamme tummiltamme allative tummallemme tummillemme essive tummanamme tumminamme translative tummaksemme tummiksemme abessive tummattamme tummittamme instructive — — comitative — tumminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tummanne tummanne accusative nom. tummanne tummanne gen. tummanne genitive tummanne tummienne tummainnerare partitive tummaanne tummianne inessive tummassanne tummissanne elative tummastanne tummistanne illative tummaanne tummiinne adessive tummallanne tummillanne ablative tummaltanne tummiltanne allative tummallenne tummillenne essive tummananne tumminanne translative tummaksenne tummiksenne abessive tummattanne tummittanne instructive — — comitative — tumminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tummansa tummansa accusative nom. tummansa tummansa gen. tummansa genitive tummansa tummiensa tummainsarare partitive tummaansa tummiaan tummiansa inessive tummassaan tummassansa tummissaan tummissansa elative tummastaan tummastansa tummistaan tummistansa illative tummaansa tummiinsa adessive tummallaan tummallansa tummillaan tummillansa ablative tummaltaan tummaltansa tummiltaan tummiltansa allative tummalleen tummallensa tummilleen tummillensa essive tummanaan tummanansa tumminaan tumminansa translative tummakseen tummaksensa tummikseen tummiksensa abessive tummattaan tummattansa tummittaan tummittansa instructive — — comitative — tummineen tumminensa

Antonyms

• vaalea

Derived terms

• tumma puku
• tummahko

• tummentaa
• tummento

• tummentua
• tummeta

• tummua
• tummuus

Compounds

• tummahiuksinen
• tummaihoinen
• tummajättiläishyppypäästäinen
• tummalahnanruoho

• tummalakihapero
• tummalakiseitikki
• tummanharmaa
• tummanpuhuva

• tummapuumuura
• tummasolusyöpä
• tummasävyinen
• tummatukkainen

• tummatäpläseitikki
• tummaverikkö
• tummaverinen

Noun

tumma

1. Romani, Rom (person)

   Naapurin jätkän tyttökaveri vaikuttaa olevan tumma.

   The girlfriend of the guy next door appears to be a Romani.

   Tummat kruisasivat Mersullaan kylän halki.

   The Romani cruised through the town in their Mercedes Benz.

Declension

Inflection of tumma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		tumma	tummat
genitive		tumman	tummien
partitive		tummaa	tummia
illative		tummaan	tummiin
		singular	plural
nominative		tumma	tummat
accusative	nom.	tumma	tummat
	gen.	tumman
genitive		tumman	tummien tummainrare
partitive		tummaa	tummia
inessive		tummassa	tummissa
elative		tummasta	tummista
illative		tummaan	tummiin
adessive		tummalla	tummilla
ablative		tummalta	tummilta
allative		tummalle	tummille
essive		tummana	tummina
translative		tummaksi	tummiksi
abessive		tummatta	tummitta
instructive		—	tummin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tummani tummani accusative nom. tummani tummani gen. tummani genitive tummani tummieni tummainirare partitive tummaani tummiani inessive tummassani tummissani elative tummastani tummistani illative tummaani tummiini adessive tummallani tummillani ablative tummaltani tummiltani allative tummalleni tummilleni essive tummanani tumminani translative tummakseni tummikseni abessive tummattani tummittani instructive — — comitative — tummineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tummasi tummasi accusative nom. tummasi tummasi gen. tummasi genitive tummasi tummiesi tummaisirare partitive tummaasi tummiasi inessive tummassasi tummissasi elative tummastasi tummistasi illative tummaasi tummiisi adessive tummallasi tummillasi ablative tummaltasi tummiltasi allative tummallesi tummillesi essive tummanasi tumminasi translative tummaksesi tummiksesi abessive tummattasi tummittasi instructive — — comitative — tumminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tummamme tummamme accusative nom. tummamme tummamme gen. tummamme genitive tummamme tummiemme tummaimmerare partitive tummaamme tummiamme inessive tummassamme tummissamme elative tummastamme tummistamme illative tummaamme tummiimme adessive tummallamme tummillamme ablative tummaltamme tummiltamme allative tummallemme tummillemme essive tummanamme tumminamme translative tummaksemme tummiksemme abessive tummattamme tummittamme instructive — — comitative — tumminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tummanne tummanne accusative nom. tummanne tummanne gen. tummanne genitive tummanne tummienne tummainnerare partitive tummaanne tummianne inessive tummassanne tummissanne elative tummastanne tummistanne illative tummaanne tummiinne adessive tummallanne tummillanne ablative tummaltanne tummiltanne allative tummallenne tummillenne essive tummananne tumminanne translative tummaksenne tummiksenne abessive tummattanne tummittanne instructive — — comitative — tumminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tummansa tummansa accusative nom. tummansa tummansa gen. tummansa genitive tummansa tummiensa tummainsarare partitive tummaansa tummiaan tummiansa inessive tummassaan tummassansa tummissaan tummissansa elative tummastaan tummastansa tummistaan tummistansa illative tummaansa tummiinsa adessive tummallaan tummallansa tummillaan tummillansa ablative tummaltaan tummaltansa tummiltaan tummiltansa allative tummalleen tummallensa tummilleen tummillensa essive tummanaan tummanansa tumminaan tumminansa translative tummakseen tummaksensa tummikseen tummiksensa abessive tummattaan tummattansa tummittaan tummittansa instructive — — comitative — tummineen tumminensa

Synonyms

• mustalainen

Derived terms

• tummeta
• tummentaa
• tummentua
• tummuus

Anagrams

• ammut, mamut

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Ingrian

Noun

tumma

1. dark