ahmima
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ahmidak (“to wolf down, to eat quickly; to hog, to hoard”), from both *ahma (“glutton; wolverine”), from earlier *ašma, probably from Proto-Indo-Iranian , and the suffix *idak. Equivalent to ahm + -ma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Cognate with Finnish ahmia, Ingrian ahmia, Livvi ahmie, and Votic ahmia.
Pronunciation
Verb
ahmima (da-infinitive ahmida)
- to grab something greedily or repeatedly; to hog (to greedily take more than one's share)
- to draw in; to inhale deeply
- ahmisin suuga õhku nagu kala kuival ― I drew in air like a dry fish
- mees läitis sigareti ja ahmis mõnuga suitsu ― the man lit a cigarette and inhaled the smoke
Conjugation
Conjugation of ahmima (ÕS type 28/õppima, no gradation)
| indicative | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | ahmin | ei ahmi | 1st sing. | olen ahminud | ei ole ahminud pole ahminud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | ahmid | 2nd sing. | oled ahminud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | ahmib | 3rd sing. | on ahminud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | ahmime | 1st plur. | oleme ahminud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | ahmite | 2nd plur. | olete ahminud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | ahmivad | 3rd plur. | on ahminud | ||||||
| passive | ahmitakse | ei ahmita | passive | on ahmitud | ei ole ahmitud pole ahmitud | ||||
| past | pluperfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | ahmisin | ei ahminud | 1st sing. | olin ahminud | ei olnud ahminud polnud ahminud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | ahmisid | 2nd sing. | olid ahminud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | ahmis | 3rd sing. | oli ahminud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | ahmisime | 1st plur. | olime ahminud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | ahmisite | 2nd plur. | olite ahminud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | ahmisid | 3rd plur. | oli ahminud | ||||||
| passive | ahmiti | ei ahmitud | passive | oli ahmitud | ei olnud ahmitud polnud ahmitud | ||||
| conditional | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | ahmiksin | ei ahmiks | 1st sing. | ahminuksin oleksin ahminud |
ei ahminuks ei oleks ahminud poleks ahminud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | ahmiksid | 2nd sing. | ahminuksid oleksid ahminud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | ahmiks | 3rd sing. | ahminuks oleks ahminud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | ahmiksime | 1st plur. | ahminuksime oleksime ahminud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | ahmiksite | 2nd plur. | ahminuksite oleksite ahminud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | ahmiksid | 3rd plur. | ahminuksid oleksid ahminud | ||||||
| passive | ahmitaks | ei ahmitaks | passive | oleks ahmitud | ei oleks ahmitud poleks ahmitud | ||||
| imperative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||
| 2nd sing. | ahmi | ära ahmi | 2nd sing. | ole ahminud | ära ole ahminud | ||||
| 3rd sing. | ahmigu | ärgu ahmigu | 3rd sing. | olgu ahminud | ärgu olgu ahminud | ||||
| 1st plur. | ahmigem | ärme ahmime ärme ahmi ärgem ahmigem |
1st plur. | olgem ahminud | ärme oleme ahminud ärme ole ahminud ärgem olgem ahminud | ||||
| 2nd plur. | ahmige | ärge ahmige | 2nd plur. | olge ahminud | ärge olge ahminud | ||||
| 3rd plur. | ahmigu | ärgu ahmigu | 3rd plur. | olgu ahminud | ärgu olgu ahminud | ||||
| passive | ahmitagu | ärgu ahmitagu | passive | olgu ahmitud | ärgu olgu ahmitud | ||||
| quotative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| voice | positive | negative | voice | positive | negative | ||||
| active | ahmivat | ei ahmivat | active | olevat ahminud | ei olevat ahminud polevat ahminud | ||||
| passive | ahmitavat | ei ahmitavat | passive | olevat ahmitud | ei olevat ahmitud polevat ahmitud | ||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||
| ma-infinitive | active | passive | da-infinitive | present | past | ||||
| nominative | ahmima | ahmitama | nominative | ahmida | olla ahminud | ||||
| illative | — | inessive | ahmides | olles ahminud | |||||
| inessive | ahmimas | participle | active | passive | |||||
| elative | ahmimast | present | ahmiv | ahmitav | |||||
| translative | ahmimaks | past | ahminud | ahmitud | |||||
| abessive | ahmimata | negative | ahmimatu | — | |||||
References
- ahmima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “ahmima”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “ahmima”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN