uimahalli
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Finnish
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Etymology
[edit]uima- (“swimming”) + halli (“hall”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]uimahalli
- (indoor) swimming pool, (indoor) swim center, natatorium (indoor facility for swimming, containing one or more pools)
Usage notes
[edit]The English term "swimming hall" (an apparent calque) is used by Finnish speakers when communicating in English, but does not seem to be in general use.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of uimahalli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | uimahalli | uimahallit | |
genitive | uimahallin | uimahallien | |
partitive | uimahallia | uimahalleja | |
illative | uimahalliin | uimahalleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | uimahalli | uimahallit | |
accusative | nom. | uimahalli | uimahallit |
gen. | uimahallin | ||
genitive | uimahallin | uimahallien | |
partitive | uimahallia | uimahalleja | |
inessive | uimahallissa | uimahalleissa | |
elative | uimahallista | uimahalleista | |
illative | uimahalliin | uimahalleihin | |
adessive | uimahallilla | uimahalleilla | |
ablative | uimahallilta | uimahalleilta | |
allative | uimahallille | uimahalleille | |
essive | uimahallina | uimahalleina | |
translative | uimahalliksi | uimahalleiksi | |
abessive | uimahallitta | uimahalleitta | |
instructive | — | uimahallein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also
[edit]- uima-allas (“swimming pool; pool with water or meant to be filled with water for swimming”)
- maauimala (“outdoor swimming pool (facility)”)
- vesipuisto (“water park”)
- kylpylä (“spa”)
Further reading
[edit]- “uimahalli”, 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 2023-07-03