Probably a derivative from the dialectally attested uu (“hole, nest”), though the suffix -men is not found in regular use elsewhere. For a possible differently suffixed form, compare uuttu.
uumen
Inflection of uumen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | uumen | uumenet | ||
genitive | uumenen | uumenien uumenten | ||
partitive | uumenta | uumenia | ||
illative | uumeneen | uumeniin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | uumen | uumenet | ||
accusative | nom. | uumen | uumenet | |
gen. | uumenen | |||
genitive | uumenen | uumenien uumenten | ||
partitive | uumenta | uumenia | ||
inessive | uumenessa | uumenissa | ||
elative | uumenesta | uumenista | ||
illative | uumeneen | uumeniin | ||
adessive | uumenella | uumenilla | ||
ablative | uumenelta | uumenilta | ||
allative | uumenelle | uumenille | ||
essive | uumenena | uumenina | ||
translative | uumeneksi | uumeniksi | ||
abessive | uumenetta | uumenitta | ||
instructive | — | uumenin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |