helmi
See also: Helmi
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *helmi, which may be a substrate word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhelmi/, [ˈhe̞lmi]
- Rhymes: -elmi
- Syllabification(key): hel‧mi
Noun
helmi
- pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
- bead (small, round object, such as those attached with a thread or string to form a chain)
- (typography) pearl (font size)
- (figuratively) gem (precious or highly valued thing or person)
Declension
Inflection of helmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | helmi | helmet | ||
genitive | helmen | helmien | ||
partitive | helmeä | helmiä | ||
illative | helmeen | helmiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | helmi | helmet | ||
accusative | nom. | helmi | helmet | |
gen. | helmen | |||
genitive | helmen | helmien | ||
partitive | helmeä | helmiä | ||
inessive | helmessä | helmissä | ||
elative | helmestä | helmistä | ||
illative | helmeen | helmiin | ||
adessive | helmellä | helmillä | ||
ablative | helmeltä | helmiltä | ||
allative | helmelle | helmille | ||
essive | helmenä | helminä | ||
translative | helmeksi | helmiksi | ||
abessive | helmettä | helmittä | ||
instructive | — | helmin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
compounds
- anaalihelmi
- helmenharmaa
- helmenkalastaja
- helmenkalastus
- helmenpyynti
- helmenpyytäjä
- helmensukeltaja
- helmenvalkoinen
- helmenviljely
- helmiherkkusieni
- helmihirssi
- helmihopeatäplä
- helmihyasintti
- helmi-itiö
- helmijoki
- helmikana
- helmikirjailu
- helmikirjoahven
- helmikirjonta
- helmikoriste
- helmikuu
- helmilakkimuura
- helmilanka
- helmililja
- helmimylly
- helminauha
- helmineule
- helminukkajäkkärä
- helmiompelu
- helmipaholaispleko
- helmipaneeli
- helmipartamonni
- helmipeite
- helmipensas
- helmipisto
- helmiponttipaneeli
- helmipuumuura
- helmipuuro
- helmipöllö
- helmirihmakala
- helmiripsimonni
- helmisimpukka
- helmisulkahirssi
- helmisuurimo
- helmitaulu
- helmitinami
- helmivalkosipuli
- helmivene
- helmivyö
- hikihelmi
- jäähelmi
- kastehelmi
- kaulahelmi
- kyynelhelmi
- lasihelmi
- luolahelmi
- puuhelmi
- tekohelmi
- valehelmi
- vesihelmi
Further reading
- “helmi”, 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 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhelmi/, [ˈhe̞lʲmʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhelmi/, [ˈhe̞lʲmi]
- Rhymes: -elmʲ, -elmi
- Hyphenation: hel‧mi
Declension
Declension of helmi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | helmi | helmet |
genitive | helmen | helmiin, helmilöin |
partitive | helmiä | helmijä, helmilöjä |
illative | helmee | helmii, helmilöihe |
inessive | helmees | helmiis, helmilöis |
elative | helmest | helmist, helmilöist |
allative | helmelle | helmille, helmilöille |
adessive | helmeel | helmiil, helmilöil |
ablative | helmelt | helmilt, helmilöilt |
translative | helmeks | helmiks, helmilöiks |
essive | helmennä, helmeen | helminnä, helmilöinnä, helmiin, helmilöin |
exessive1) | helment | helmint, helmilöint |
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 56
Latin
Middle English
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