helmi
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Helmi.
See also: Helmi
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *helmi, which may be a substrate word.
Pronunciation
Noun
helmi
- pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
- bead (small, round object, such as those attached with a thread or string to form a chain)
- (typography) pearl (font size)
- (figuratively) gem (precious or highly valued thing or person)
Declension
| Inflection of helmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | helmi | helmet | ||
| genitive | helmen | helmien | ||
| partitive | helmeä | helmiä | ||
| illative | helmeen | helmiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | helmi | helmet | ||
| accusative | nom. | helmi | helmet | |
| gen. | helmen | |||
| genitive | helmen | helmien | ||
| partitive | helmeä | helmiä | ||
| inessive | helmessä | helmissä | ||
| elative | helmestä | helmistä | ||
| illative | helmeen | helmiin | ||
| adessive | helmellä | helmillä | ||
| ablative | helmeltä | helmiltä | ||
| allative | helmelle | helmille | ||
| essive | helmenä | helminä | ||
| translative | helmeksi | helmiksi | ||
| abessive | helmettä | helmittä | ||
| instructive | — | helmin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
- anaalihelmi
- helmenharmaa
- helmenkalastaja
- helmenkalastus
- helmenpyynti
- helmenpyytäjä
- helmensukeltaja
- helmenvalkoinen
- helmenviljely
- helmiherkkusieni
- helmihirssi
- helmihopeatäplä
- helmihyasintti
- helmi-itiö
- helmijoki
- helmikana
- helmikirjailu
- helmikirjoahven
- helmikirjonta
- helmikoriste
- helmikuu
- helmilakkimuura
- helmilanka
- helmililja
- helmimylly
- helminauha
- helmineule
- helminukkajäkkärä
- helmiompelu
- helmipaholaispleko
- helmipaneeli
- helmipartamonni
- helmipeite
- helmipensas
- helmipisto
- helmiponttipaneeli
- helmipuumuura
- helmipuuro
- helmipöllö
- helmirihmakala
- helmiripsimonni
- helmisimpukka
- helmisulkahirssi
- helmisuurimo
- helmitaulu
- helmitinami
- helmivalkosipuli
- helmivene
- helmivyö
- hikihelmi
- jäähelmi
- kastehelmi
- kaulahelmi
- kyynelhelmi
- lasihelmi
- luolahelmi
- puuhelmi
- tekohelmi
- valehelmi
- vesihelmi
Noun
helmi
- Abbreviation of helmikuu (“February”).
Further reading
- “helmi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
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Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *helmi. Cognates include Finnish helmi and Estonian helmes.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhelmi/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhelmi/,
- Rhymes: -elmʲ, -elmi
- Hyphenation: hel‧mi
Noun
helmi
Declension
| Declension of helmi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | helmi | helmet |
| genitive | helmen | helmiin, helmilöin |
| partitive | helmiä | helmijä, helmilöjä |
| illative | helmee | helmii, helmilöihe |
| inessive | helmees | helmiis, helmilöis |
| elative | helmest | helmist, helmilöist |
| allative | helmelle | helmille, helmilöille |
| adessive | helmeel | helmiil, helmilöil |
| ablative | helmelt | helmilt, helmilöilt |
| translative | helmeks | helmiks, helmilöiks |
| essive | helmennä, helmeen | helminnä, helmilöinnä, helmiin, helmilöin |
| exessive1) | helment | helmint, helmilöint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 56
Latin
Noun
helmī
Middle English
Verb
helmi
- Alternative form of helmen