lauma

See also: Lauma

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lauma, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯mɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑumɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lau‧ma

Noun

lauma

  1. group of (land) animals, herd
    laumaeläinherd animal
    1. band (of coyotes)
    2. business (of ferrets)
    3. colony (of ants)
    4. crash (of rhinos)
    5. flange (of baboons)
    6. flock (of sheep)
    7. mob (of kangaroos)
    8. pace (of donkeys)
    9. pack (of dogs)
    10. pod (of seals or hippopotami)
    11. pride (of lions)
    12. bed (of snakes)
  2. crowd, mob, flock, horde, rout (large uncontrolled group of people)
    En halua kulkea lauman mukana.
    I don't like to follow the crowd.
  3. swarm (mass of people or animals in turmoil)

Usage notes

This word is used of groups of most land animals. Exceptions include herded reindeer (tokka) and domesticated lamb and goat (katras). A group of flying or water animals is usually called a parvi (when seen three-dimensionally rather than two-dimensionally). Seals are a border case: usually a group of seals is lauma (seen as two-dimensional) but when in water, especially a small group of seals may be called parvi (seen as three-dimensional).

Declension

Inflection of lauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative lauma laumat
genitive lauman laumojen
partitive laumaa laumoja
illative laumaan laumoihin
singular plural
nominative lauma laumat
accusative nom. lauma laumat
gen. lauman
genitive lauman laumojen
laumainrare
partitive laumaa laumoja
inessive laumassa laumoissa
elative laumasta laumoista
illative laumaan laumoihin
adessive laumalla laumoilla
ablative laumalta laumoilta
allative laumalle laumoille
essive laumana laumoina
translative laumaksi laumoiksi
abessive laumatta laumoitta
instructive laumoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laumani laumani
accusative nom. laumani laumani
gen. laumani
genitive laumani laumojeni
laumainirare
partitive laumaani laumojani
inessive laumassani laumoissani
elative laumastani laumoistani
illative laumaani laumoihini
adessive laumallani laumoillani
ablative laumaltani laumoiltani
allative laumalleni laumoilleni
essive laumanani laumoinani
translative laumakseni laumoikseni
abessive laumattani laumoittani
instructive
comitative laumoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laumasi laumasi
accusative nom. laumasi laumasi
gen. laumasi
genitive laumasi laumojesi
laumaisirare
partitive laumaasi laumojasi
inessive laumassasi laumoissasi
elative laumastasi laumoistasi
illative laumaasi laumoihisi
adessive laumallasi laumoillasi
ablative laumaltasi laumoiltasi
allative laumallesi laumoillesi
essive laumanasi laumoinasi
translative laumaksesi laumoiksesi
abessive laumattasi laumoittasi
instructive
comitative laumoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laumamme laumamme
accusative nom. laumamme laumamme
gen. laumamme
genitive laumamme laumojemme
laumaimmerare
partitive laumaamme laumojamme
inessive laumassamme laumoissamme
elative laumastamme laumoistamme
illative laumaamme laumoihimme
adessive laumallamme laumoillamme
ablative laumaltamme laumoiltamme
allative laumallemme laumoillemme
essive laumanamme laumoinamme
translative laumaksemme laumoiksemme
abessive laumattamme laumoittamme
instructive
comitative laumoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laumanne laumanne
accusative nom. laumanne laumanne
gen. laumanne
genitive laumanne laumojenne
laumainnerare
partitive laumaanne laumojanne
inessive laumassanne laumoissanne
elative laumastanne laumoistanne
illative laumaanne laumoihinne
adessive laumallanne laumoillanne
ablative laumaltanne laumoiltanne
allative laumallenne laumoillenne
essive laumananne laumoinanne
translative laumaksenne laumoiksenne
abessive laumattanne laumoittanne
instructive
comitative laumoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative laumansa laumansa
accusative nom. laumansa laumansa
gen. laumansa
genitive laumansa laumojensa
laumainsarare
partitive laumaansa laumojaan
laumojansa
inessive laumassaan
laumassansa
laumoissaan
laumoissansa
elative laumastaan
laumastansa
laumoistaan
laumoistansa
illative laumaansa laumoihinsa
adessive laumallaan
laumallansa
laumoillaan
laumoillansa
ablative laumaltaan
laumaltansa
laumoiltaan
laumoiltansa
allative laumalleen
laumallensa
laumoilleen
laumoillensa
essive laumanaan
laumanansa
laumoinaan
laumoinansa
translative laumakseen
laumaksensa
laumoikseen
laumoiksensa
abessive laumattaan
laumattansa
laumoittaan
laumoittansa
instructive
comitative laumoineen
laumoinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈløyːma/
    Rhymes: -øyːma

Verb

lauma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative laumaði, supine laumað)

  1. (transitive) to sneak, slip

Conjugation

Noun

lauma f (genitive singular laumu, no plural)

  1. a card game in which players simultaneously pass a card to the next person, trying to collect a matching set
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