umpisolmu

Finnish

Etymology

umpi- +‎ solmu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈumpiˌsolmu/, [ˈumpiˌs̠o̞lmu]
• Rhymes: -olmu
• Syllabification^(key): um‧pi‧sol‧mu
• Hyphenation^(key): umpi‧solmu

Noun

umpisolmu

1. overhand knot
2. (figuratively) quagmire (precarious situation, hopeless tangle)

Declension

Inflection of umpisolmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		umpisolmu	umpisolmut
genitive		umpisolmun	umpisolmujen
partitive		umpisolmua	umpisolmuja
illative		umpisolmuun	umpisolmuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		umpisolmu	umpisolmut
accusative	nom.	umpisolmu	umpisolmut
	gen.	umpisolmun
genitive		umpisolmun	umpisolmujen
partitive		umpisolmua	umpisolmuja
inessive		umpisolmussa	umpisolmuissa
elative		umpisolmusta	umpisolmuista
illative		umpisolmuun	umpisolmuihin
adessive		umpisolmulla	umpisolmuilla
ablative		umpisolmulta	umpisolmuilta
allative		umpisolmulle	umpisolmuille
essive		umpisolmuna	umpisolmuina
translative		umpisolmuksi	umpisolmuiksi
abessive		umpisolmutta	umpisolmuitta
instructive		—	umpisolmuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of umpisolmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative umpisolmuni umpisolmuni accusative nom. umpisolmuni umpisolmuni gen. umpisolmuni genitive umpisolmuni umpisolmujeni partitive umpisolmuani umpisolmujani inessive umpisolmussani umpisolmuissani elative umpisolmustani umpisolmuistani illative umpisolmuuni umpisolmuihini adessive umpisolmullani umpisolmuillani ablative umpisolmultani umpisolmuiltani allative umpisolmulleni umpisolmuilleni essive umpisolmunani umpisolmuinani translative umpisolmukseni umpisolmuikseni abessive umpisolmuttani umpisolmuittani instructive — — comitative — umpisolmuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative umpisolmusi umpisolmusi accusative nom. umpisolmusi umpisolmusi gen. umpisolmusi genitive umpisolmusi umpisolmujesi partitive umpisolmuasi umpisolmujasi inessive umpisolmussasi umpisolmuissasi elative umpisolmustasi umpisolmuistasi illative umpisolmuusi umpisolmuihisi adessive umpisolmullasi umpisolmuillasi ablative umpisolmultasi umpisolmuiltasi allative umpisolmullesi umpisolmuillesi essive umpisolmunasi umpisolmuinasi translative umpisolmuksesi umpisolmuiksesi abessive umpisolmuttasi umpisolmuittasi instructive — — comitative — umpisolmuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative umpisolmumme umpisolmumme accusative nom. umpisolmumme umpisolmumme gen. umpisolmumme genitive umpisolmumme umpisolmujemme partitive umpisolmuamme umpisolmujamme inessive umpisolmussamme umpisolmuissamme elative umpisolmustamme umpisolmuistamme illative umpisolmuumme umpisolmuihimme adessive umpisolmullamme umpisolmuillamme ablative umpisolmultamme umpisolmuiltamme allative umpisolmullemme umpisolmuillemme essive umpisolmunamme umpisolmuinamme translative umpisolmuksemme umpisolmuiksemme abessive umpisolmuttamme umpisolmuittamme instructive — — comitative — umpisolmuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative umpisolmunne umpisolmunne accusative nom. umpisolmunne umpisolmunne gen. umpisolmunne genitive umpisolmunne umpisolmujenne partitive umpisolmuanne umpisolmujanne inessive umpisolmussanne umpisolmuissanne elative umpisolmustanne umpisolmuistanne illative umpisolmuunne umpisolmuihinne adessive umpisolmullanne umpisolmuillanne ablative umpisolmultanne umpisolmuiltanne allative umpisolmullenne umpisolmuillenne essive umpisolmunanne umpisolmuinanne translative umpisolmuksenne umpisolmuiksenne abessive umpisolmuttanne umpisolmuittanne instructive — — comitative — umpisolmuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative umpisolmunsa umpisolmunsa accusative nom. umpisolmunsa umpisolmunsa gen. umpisolmunsa genitive umpisolmunsa umpisolmujensa partitive umpisolmuaan umpisolmuansa umpisolmujaan umpisolmujansa inessive umpisolmussaan umpisolmussansa umpisolmuissaan umpisolmuissansa elative umpisolmustaan umpisolmustansa umpisolmuistaan umpisolmuistansa illative umpisolmuunsa umpisolmuihinsa adessive umpisolmullaan umpisolmullansa umpisolmuillaan umpisolmuillansa ablative umpisolmultaan umpisolmultansa umpisolmuiltaan umpisolmuiltansa allative umpisolmulleen umpisolmullensa umpisolmuilleen umpisolmuillensa essive umpisolmunaan umpisolmunansa umpisolmuinaan umpisolmuinansa translative umpisolmukseen umpisolmuksensa umpisolmuikseen umpisolmuiksensa abessive umpisolmuttaan umpisolmuttansa umpisolmuittaan umpisolmuittansa instructive — — comitative — umpisolmuineen umpisolmuinensa

Further reading

• “umpisolmu”, 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