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Finnish
Etymology
Calque of English -fag. See homo.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-homo
- (Internet slang, possibly derogatory) -fag; suffix that forms nouns, generally referring to specific types of people, sometimes used ironically, derogatorily, or even affectionately.
- vanha (“old”) + -homo → vanhahomo (“oldfag”)
- uus(i) (“new”) + -homo → uushomo (“newfag”)
Usage notes
- The suffix is not necessarily derogatory within certain subcultures. Compare the usage of English -fag.
Declension
| Inflection of -homo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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-homo
|
-homot
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| genitive
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-homon
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-homojen
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| partitive
|
-homoa
|
-homoja
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| illative
|
-homoon
|
-homoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-homo
|
-homot
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-homo
|
-homot
|
| gen.
|
-homon
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| genitive
|
-homon
|
-homojen
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| partitive
|
-homoa
|
-homoja
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| inessive
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-homossa
|
-homoissa
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| elative
|
-homosta
|
-homoista
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| illative
|
-homoon
|
-homoihin
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| adessive
|
-homolla
|
-homoilla
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| ablative
|
-homolta
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-homoilta
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| allative
|
-homolle
|
-homoille
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| essive
|
-homona
|
-homoina
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| translative
|
-homoksi
|
-homoiksi
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| abessive
|
-homotta
|
-homoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
-homoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-homoni
|
-homoni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
-homoni
|
-homoni
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| gen.
|
-homoni
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| genitive
|
-homoni
|
-homojeni
|
| partitive
|
-homoani
|
-homojani
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| inessive
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-homossani
|
-homoissani
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| elative
|
-homostani
|
-homoistani
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| illative
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-homooni
|
-homoihini
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| adessive
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-homollani
|
-homoillani
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| ablative
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-homoltani
|
-homoiltani
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| allative
|
-homolleni
|
-homoilleni
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| essive
|
-homonani
|
-homoinani
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| translative
|
-homokseni
|
-homoikseni
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| abessive
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-homottani
|
-homoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
-homoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
-homosi
|
-homosi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-homosi
|
-homosi
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| gen.
|
-homosi
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| genitive
|
-homosi
|
-homojesi
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| partitive
|
-homoasi
|
-homojasi
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| inessive
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-homossasi
|
-homoissasi
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| elative
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-homostasi
|
-homoistasi
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| illative
|
-homoosi
|
-homoihisi
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| adessive
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-homollasi
|
-homoillasi
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| ablative
|
-homoltasi
|
-homoiltasi
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| allative
|
-homollesi
|
-homoillesi
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| essive
|
-homonasi
|
-homoinasi
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| translative
|
-homoksesi
|
-homoiksesi
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| abessive
|
-homottasi
|
-homoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-homoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-homomme
|
-homomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-homomme
|
-homomme
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| gen.
|
-homomme
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| genitive
|
-homomme
|
-homojemme
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| partitive
|
-homoamme
|
-homojamme
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| inessive
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-homossamme
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-homoissamme
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| elative
|
-homostamme
|
-homoistamme
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| illative
|
-homoomme
|
-homoihimme
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| adessive
|
-homollamme
|
-homoillamme
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| ablative
|
-homoltamme
|
-homoiltamme
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| allative
|
-homollemme
|
-homoillemme
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| essive
|
-homonamme
|
-homoinamme
|
| translative
|
-homoksemme
|
-homoiksemme
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| abessive
|
-homottamme
|
-homoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-homoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-homonne
|
-homonne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-homonne
|
-homonne
|
| gen.
|
-homonne
|
| genitive
|
-homonne
|
-homojenne
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| partitive
|
-homoanne
|
-homojanne
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| inessive
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-homossanne
|
-homoissanne
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| elative
|
-homostanne
|
-homoistanne
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| illative
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-homoonne
|
-homoihinne
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| adessive
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-homollanne
|
-homoillanne
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| ablative
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-homoltanne
|
-homoiltanne
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| allative
|
-homollenne
|
-homoillenne
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| essive
|
-homonanne
|
-homoinanne
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| translative
|
-homoksenne
|
-homoiksenne
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| abessive
|
-homottanne
|
-homoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-homoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-homonsa
|
-homonsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-homonsa
|
-homonsa
|
| gen.
|
-homonsa
|
| genitive
|
-homonsa
|
-homojensa
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| partitive
|
-homoaan
-homoansa
|
-homojaan
-homojansa
|
| inessive
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-homossaan
-homossansa
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-homoissaan
-homoissansa
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| elative
|
-homostaan
-homostansa
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-homoistaan
-homoistansa
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| illative
|
-homoonsa
|
-homoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
-homollaan
-homollansa
|
-homoillaan
-homoillansa
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| ablative
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-homoltaan
-homoltansa
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-homoiltaan
-homoiltansa
|
| allative
|
-homolleen
-homollensa
|
-homoilleen
-homoillensa
|
| essive
|
-homonaan
-homonansa
|
-homoinaan
-homoinansa
|
| translative
|
-homokseen
-homoksensa
|
-homoikseen
-homoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
-homottaan
-homottansa
|
-homoittaan
-homoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-homoineen
-homoinensa
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Derived terms