unelma

See also: Unelma

Finnish

Etymology

From diminutive uni (“dream”) +‎ -lma. Adopted to standard language by Finnish journalist and lecturer Rietrik Polén.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunelmɑ/, [ˈune̞lmɑ]
• Rhymes: -unelmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): u‧nel‧ma

Noun

unelma

1. dream (a hope or wish; imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping; implies desirability)

   Minulla on unelma. (by Martin Luther King)

   I have a dream.

2. common asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus)

Declension

Inflection of unelma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		unelma	unelmat
genitive		unelman	unelmien
partitive		unelmaa	unelmia
illative		unelmaan	unelmiin
		singular	plural
nominative		unelma	unelmat
accusative	nom.	unelma	unelmat
	gen.	unelman
genitive		unelman	unelmien unelmainrare
partitive		unelmaa	unelmia
inessive		unelmassa	unelmissa
elative		unelmasta	unelmista
illative		unelmaan	unelmiin
adessive		unelmalla	unelmilla
ablative		unelmalta	unelmilta
allative		unelmalle	unelmille
essive		unelmana	unelmina
translative		unelmaksi	unelmiksi
instructive		—	unelmin
abessive		unelmatta	unelmitta
comitative		—	unelmineen

Possessive forms of unelma (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	unelmani	unelmamme
2nd person	unelmasi	unelmanne
3rd person	unelmansa

Derived terms

• verbs: unelmoida
• unelmien täyttymys = a dream come true

Related terms

• uni

Anagrams

• lumena, meluan