sooma

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See also: sööma

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English soma), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).

Pronunciation

Noun

sooma

  1. soma (the bulbous part of a neuron)

Declension

Inflection of sooma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative sooma soomat
genitive sooman soomien
partitive soomaa soomia
illative soomaan soomiin
singular plural
nominative sooma soomat
accusative nom. sooma soomat
gen. sooman
genitive sooman soomien
soomain rare
partitive soomaa soomia
inessive soomassa soomissa
elative soomasta soomista
illative soomaan soomiin
adessive soomalla soomilla
ablative soomalta soomilta
allative soomalle soomille
essive soomana soomina
translative soomaksi soomiksi
abessive soomatta soomitta
instructive soomin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sooma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative soomani soomani
accusative nom. soomani soomani
gen. soomani
genitive soomani soomieni
soomaini rare
partitive soomaani soomiani
inessive soomassani soomissani
elative soomastani soomistani
illative soomaani soomiini
adessive soomallani soomillani
ablative soomaltani soomiltani
allative soomalleni soomilleni
essive soomanani soominani
translative soomakseni soomikseni
abessive soomattani soomittani
instructive
comitative soomineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative soomasi soomasi
accusative nom. soomasi soomasi
gen. soomasi
genitive soomasi soomiesi
soomaisi rare
partitive soomaasi soomiasi
inessive soomassasi soomissasi
elative soomastasi soomistasi
illative soomaasi soomiisi
adessive soomallasi soomillasi
ablative soomaltasi soomiltasi
allative soomallesi soomillesi
essive soomanasi soominasi
translative soomaksesi soomiksesi
abessive soomattasi soomittasi
instructive
comitative soominesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative soomamme soomamme
accusative nom. soomamme soomamme
gen. soomamme
genitive soomamme soomiemme
soomaimme rare
partitive soomaamme soomiamme
inessive soomassamme soomissamme
elative soomastamme soomistamme
illative soomaamme soomiimme
adessive soomallamme soomillamme
ablative soomaltamme soomiltamme
allative soomallemme soomillemme
essive soomanamme soominamme
translative soomaksemme soomiksemme
abessive soomattamme soomittamme
instructive
comitative soominemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative soomanne soomanne
accusative nom. soomanne soomanne
gen. soomanne
genitive soomanne soomienne
soomainne rare
partitive soomaanne soomianne
inessive soomassanne soomissanne
elative soomastanne soomistanne
illative soomaanne soomiinne
adessive soomallanne soomillanne
ablative soomaltanne soomiltanne
allative soomallenne soomillenne
essive soomananne soominanne
translative soomaksenne soomiksenne
abessive soomattanne soomittanne
instructive
comitative soominenne

Further reading

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV sooma
Brazilian standard sooma
New Tribes sooma

Pronunciation

Verb

sooma (transitive)

  1. to save, keep, reserve
  2. to guard

Derived terms

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “sooma”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 227:[wiṣ̌o:mạ] 'I guard'