leimu

See also: Leimu

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic.[1] Akin to Estonian lõõmama, Ingrian leimaahtaa, Karelian leimahtoa, Ludian leimahtelda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯mu/, [ˈle̞i̯mu]
  • Rhymes: -eimu
  • Syllabification(key): lei‧mu

Noun

leimu

  1. flame, flare, blaze
  2. phlox

Declension

Inflection of leimu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative leimu leimut
genitive leimun leimujen
partitive leimua leimuja
illative leimuun leimuihin
singular plural
nominative leimu leimut
accusative nom. leimu leimut
gen. leimun
genitive leimun leimujen
partitive leimua leimuja
inessive leimussa leimuissa
elative leimusta leimuista
illative leimuun leimuihin
adessive leimulla leimuilla
ablative leimulta leimuilta
allative leimulle leimuille
essive leimuna leimuina
translative leimuksi leimuiksi
abessive leimutta leimuitta
instructive leimuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leimu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leimuni leimuni
accusative nom. leimuni leimuni
gen. leimuni
genitive leimuni leimujeni
partitive leimuani leimujani
inessive leimussani leimuissani
elative leimustani leimuistani
illative leimuuni leimuihini
adessive leimullani leimuillani
ablative leimultani leimuiltani
allative leimulleni leimuilleni
essive leimunani leimuinani
translative leimukseni leimuikseni
abessive leimuttani leimuittani
instructive
comitative leimuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leimusi leimusi
accusative nom. leimusi leimusi
gen. leimusi
genitive leimusi leimujesi
partitive leimuasi leimujasi
inessive leimussasi leimuissasi
elative leimustasi leimuistasi
illative leimuusi leimuihisi
adessive leimullasi leimuillasi
ablative leimultasi leimuiltasi
allative leimullesi leimuillesi
essive leimunasi leimuinasi
translative leimuksesi leimuiksesi
abessive leimuttasi leimuittasi
instructive
comitative leimuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leimumme leimumme
accusative nom. leimumme leimumme
gen. leimumme
genitive leimumme leimujemme
partitive leimuamme leimujamme
inessive leimussamme leimuissamme
elative leimustamme leimuistamme
illative leimuumme leimuihimme
adessive leimullamme leimuillamme
ablative leimultamme leimuiltamme
allative leimullemme leimuillemme
essive leimunamme leimuinamme
translative leimuksemme leimuiksemme
abessive leimuttamme leimuittamme
instructive
comitative leimuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leimunne leimunne
accusative nom. leimunne leimunne
gen. leimunne
genitive leimunne leimujenne
partitive leimuanne leimujanne
inessive leimussanne leimuissanne
elative leimustanne leimuistanne
illative leimuunne leimuihinne
adessive leimullanne leimuillanne
ablative leimultanne leimuiltanne
allative leimullenne leimuillenne
essive leimunanne leimuinanne
translative leimuksenne leimuiksenne
abessive leimuttanne leimuittanne
instructive
comitative leimuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative leimunsa leimunsa
accusative nom. leimunsa leimunsa
gen. leimunsa
genitive leimunsa leimujensa
partitive leimuaan
leimuansa
leimujaan
leimujansa
inessive leimussaan
leimussansa
leimuissaan
leimuissansa
elative leimustaan
leimustansa
leimuistaan
leimuistansa
illative leimuunsa leimuihinsa
adessive leimullaan
leimullansa
leimuillaan
leimuillansa
ablative leimultaan
leimultansa
leimuiltaan
leimuiltansa
allative leimulleen
leimullensa
leimuilleen
leimuillensa
essive leimunaan
leimunansa
leimuinaan
leimuinansa
translative leimukseen
leimuksensa
leimuikseen
leimuiksensa
abessive leimuttaan
leimuttansa
leimuittaan
leimuittansa
instructive
comitative leimuineen
leimuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

References

  1. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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