nurmi

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńurme. Related to Estonian nurm, Karelian nurmi, Livonian nurm, Veps norm, Votic nurmi, Erzya нар (nar), Skolt Sami njorˈmâ, Northern Khanty (ńurəm) and Northern Mansi ню̄рым (nû̄rym).

Pronunciation

Noun

nurmi

  1. lawn, grass

Declension

Inflection of nurmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative nurmi nurmet
genitive nurmen nurmien
partitive nurmea nurmia
illative nurmeen nurmiin
singular plural
nominative nurmi nurmet
accusative nom. nurmi nurmet
gen. nurmen
genitive nurmen nurmien
partitive nurmea nurmia
inessive nurmessa nurmissa
elative nurmesta nurmista
illative nurmeen nurmiin
adessive nurmella nurmilla
ablative nurmelta nurmilta
allative nurmelle nurmille
essive nurmena nurmina
translative nurmeksi nurmiksi
abessive nurmetta nurmitta
instructive nurmin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nurmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nurmeni nurmeni
accusative nom. nurmeni nurmeni
gen. nurmeni
genitive nurmeni nurmieni
partitive nurmeani nurmiani
inessive nurmessani nurmissani
elative nurmestani nurmistani
illative nurmeeni nurmiini
adessive nurmellani nurmillani
ablative nurmeltani nurmiltani
allative nurmelleni nurmilleni
essive nurmenani nurminani
translative nurmekseni nurmikseni
abessive nurmettani nurmittani
instructive
comitative nurmineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nurmesi nurmesi
accusative nom. nurmesi nurmesi
gen. nurmesi
genitive nurmesi nurmiesi
partitive nurmeasi nurmiasi
inessive nurmessasi nurmissasi
elative nurmestasi nurmistasi
illative nurmeesi nurmiisi
adessive nurmellasi nurmillasi
ablative nurmeltasi nurmiltasi
allative nurmellesi nurmillesi
essive nurmenasi nurminasi
translative nurmeksesi nurmiksesi
abessive nurmettasi nurmittasi
instructive
comitative nurminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nurmemme nurmemme
accusative nom. nurmemme nurmemme
gen. nurmemme
genitive nurmemme nurmiemme
partitive nurmeamme nurmiamme
inessive nurmessamme nurmissamme
elative nurmestamme nurmistamme
illative nurmeemme nurmiimme
adessive nurmellamme nurmillamme
ablative nurmeltamme nurmiltamme
allative nurmellemme nurmillemme
essive nurmenamme nurminamme
translative nurmeksemme nurmiksemme
abessive nurmettamme nurmittamme
instructive
comitative nurminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nurmenne nurmenne
accusative nom. nurmenne nurmenne
gen. nurmenne
genitive nurmenne nurmienne
partitive nurmeanne nurmianne
inessive nurmessanne nurmissanne
elative nurmestanne nurmistanne
illative nurmeenne nurmiinne
adessive nurmellanne nurmillanne
ablative nurmeltanne nurmiltanne
allative nurmellenne nurmillenne
essive nurmenanne nurminanne
translative nurmeksenne nurmiksenne
abessive nurmettanne nurmittanne
instructive
comitative nurminenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nurmensa nurmensa
accusative nom. nurmensa nurmensa
gen. nurmensa
genitive nurmensa nurmiensa
partitive nurmeaan
nurmeansa
nurmiaan
nurmiansa
inessive nurmessaan
nurmessansa
nurmissaan
nurmissansa
elative nurmestaan
nurmestansa
nurmistaan
nurmistansa
illative nurmeensa nurmiinsa
adessive nurmellaan
nurmellansa
nurmillaan
nurmillansa
ablative nurmeltaan
nurmeltansa
nurmiltaan
nurmiltansa
allative nurmelleen
nurmellensa
nurmilleen
nurmillensa
essive nurmenaan
nurmenansa
nurminaan
nurminansa
translative nurmekseen
nurmeksensa
nurmikseen
nurmiksensa
abessive nurmettaan
nurmettansa
nurmittaan
nurmittansa
instructive
comitative nurmineen
nurminensa

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Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurmi. Cognates include Finnish nurmi and Estonian nurm.

Pronunciation

Noun

nurmi

  1. lawn

Declension

Declension of nurmi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nurmi nurmet
genitive nurmen nurmiin, nurmiloin
partitive nurmia nurmija, nurmiloja
illative nurmee nurmii, nurmiloihe
inessive nurmees nurmiis, nurmilois
elative nurmest nurmist, nurmiloist
allative nurmelle nurmille, nurmiloille
adessive nurmeel nurmiil, nurmiloil
ablative nurmelt nurmilt, nurmiloilt
translative nurmeks nurmiks, nurmiloiks
essive nurmenna, nurmeen nurminna, nurmiloinna, nurmiin, nurmiloin
exessive1) nurment nurmint, nurmiloint
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 351

Karelian

Noun

nurmi

  1. lawn

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurmi.

Pronunciation

Noun

nurmi

  1. field, farmland

Inflection

Declension of nurmi (type VII/nimi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nurmi nurmõd
genitive nurmõ nurmijõ, nurmii
partitive nurmia nurmiitõ, nurmii
illative nurmõsõ, nurmõ nurmiisõ
inessive nurmõz nurmiiz
elative nurmõssõ nurmiissõ
allative nurmõlõ nurmiilõ
adessive nurmõllõ nurmiillõ
ablative nurmõltõ nurmiiltõ
translative nurmõssi nurmiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “nurmi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn