uuma

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Finnish

Etymology

Possibly derived from dialectal uu (hole, nest) (compare uumen).

Pronunciation

Noun

uuma

  1. (sometimes in the plural) waist (part of a body)
    Synonym: vyötärö
  2. (rail transport) web (thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail)
  3. (rail transport) web (the thinner section of a train wheel)
  4. girdle (line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond)

Declension

Inflection of uuma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative uuma uumat
genitive uuman uumien
partitive uumaa uumia
illative uumaan uumiin
singular plural
nominative uuma uumat
accusative nom. uuma uumat
gen. uuman
genitive uuman uumien
uumain rare
partitive uumaa uumia
inessive uumassa uumissa
elative uumasta uumista
illative uumaan uumiin
adessive uumalla uumilla
ablative uumalta uumilta
allative uumalle uumille
essive uumana uumina
translative uumaksi uumiksi
abessive uumatta uumitta
instructive uumin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of uuma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative uumani uumani
accusative nom. uumani uumani
gen. uumani
genitive uumani uumieni
uumaini rare
partitive uumaani uumiani
inessive uumassani uumissani
elative uumastani uumistani
illative uumaani uumiini
adessive uumallani uumillani
ablative uumaltani uumiltani
allative uumalleni uumilleni
essive uumanani uuminani
translative uumakseni uumikseni
abessive uumattani uumittani
instructive
comitative uumineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative uumasi uumasi
accusative nom. uumasi uumasi
gen. uumasi
genitive uumasi uumiesi
uumaisi rare
partitive uumaasi uumiasi
inessive uumassasi uumissasi
elative uumastasi uumistasi
illative uumaasi uumiisi
adessive uumallasi uumillasi
ablative uumaltasi uumiltasi
allative uumallesi uumillesi
essive uumanasi uuminasi
translative uumaksesi uumiksesi
abessive uumattasi uumittasi
instructive
comitative uuminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative uumamme uumamme
accusative nom. uumamme uumamme
gen. uumamme
genitive uumamme uumiemme
uumaimme rare
partitive uumaamme uumiamme
inessive uumassamme uumissamme
elative uumastamme uumistamme
illative uumaamme uumiimme
adessive uumallamme uumillamme
ablative uumaltamme uumiltamme
allative uumallemme uumillemme
essive uumanamme uuminamme
translative uumaksemme uumiksemme
abessive uumattamme uumittamme
instructive
comitative uuminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative uumanne uumanne
accusative nom. uumanne uumanne
gen. uumanne
genitive uumanne uumienne
uumainne rare
partitive uumaanne uumianne
inessive uumassanne uumissanne
elative uumastanne uumistanne
illative uumaanne uumiinne
adessive uumallanne uumillanne
ablative uumaltanne uumiltanne
allative uumallenne uumillenne
essive uumananne uuminanne
translative uumaksenne uumiksenne
abessive uumattanne uumittanne
instructive
comitative uuminenne

Further reading

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

Pronoun

uuma

  1. his
  2. hers
  3. its

Derived terms