ummessa
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈumːesːɑ/, [ˈumːe̞s̠ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -umːesːɑ
- Syllabification(key): um‧mes‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): um‧mes‧sa
Noun
[edit]ummessa
Adverb
[edit]ummessa
- (of state) closed, clogged, blocked, constipated (not open or free)
- silmät ummessa ― with eyes closed
- Viemäri on ummessa.
- The drain is clogged.
- Heidän pakoreittinsä oli nyt ummessa.
- Their escape route was now blocked.
- (of state, of a cow) dry, not yielding milk
Inflection
[edit]| →○ | illative | umpeen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | ummessa |
| ○→ | elative | – |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “ummessa”, 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 4 July 2023