kumina
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
kumina
Declension
| Inflection of kumina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | kumina | kuminat | |
| genitive | kuminan | kuminoiden kuminoitten | |
| partitive | kuminaa | kuminoita | |
| illative | kuminaan | kuminoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kumina | kuminat | |
| accusative | nom. | kumina | kuminat |
| gen. | kuminan | ||
| genitive | kuminan | kuminoiden kuminoitten kuminain rare | |
| partitive | kuminaa | kuminoita | |
| inessive | kuminassa | kuminoissa | |
| elative | kuminasta | kuminoista | |
| illative | kuminaan | kuminoihin | |
| adessive | kuminalla | kuminoilla | |
| ablative | kuminalta | kuminoilta | |
| allative | kuminalle | kuminoille | |
| essive | kuminana | kuminoina | |
| translative | kuminaksi | kuminoiksi | |
| abessive | kuminatta | kuminoitta | |
| instructive | — | kuminoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “2. kumina”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Old Swedish kumin, from Old High German kumin and/or Old French cummin, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), ultimately of Semitic origin.
Noun
kumina
- caraway, Persian cumin (plant in Apiaceae family, Carum carvi)
- Synonym: maustekumina
- caraway (the seeds of that plant, used as spice)
Usage notes
cumin in Finnish is juustokumina, not kumina; that makes this word a false friend.
Declension
| Inflection of kumina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kumina | kuminat | |
| genitive | kuminan | kuminoiden kuminoitten | |
| partitive | kuminaa | kuminoita | |
| illative | kuminaan | kuminoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kumina | kuminat | |
| accusative | nom. | kumina | kuminat |
| gen. | kuminan | ||
| genitive | kuminan | kuminoiden kuminoitten kuminain rare | |
| partitive | kuminaa | kuminoita | |
| inessive | kuminassa | kuminoissa | |
| elative | kuminasta | kuminoista | |
| illative | kuminaan | kuminoihin | |
| adessive | kuminalla | kuminoilla | |
| ablative | kuminalta | kuminoilta | |
| allative | kuminalle | kuminoille | |
| essive | kuminana | kuminoina | |
| translative | kuminaksi | kuminoiksi | |
| abessive | kuminatta | kuminoitta | |
| instructive | — | kuminoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “1. kumina”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 3
Noun
kumina