pummi

Finnish

Etymology

From English bum, probably through Finglish (American Finnish).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpumːi/, [ˈpumːi]
  • Rhymes: -umːi
  • Syllabification(key): pum‧mi

Noun

pummi (informal)

  1. (derogatory) bum, hobo, vagabond (homeless person)
  2. bum (person who doesn't do their share or lets others pay their part of a bill etc.)
  3. panhandler (urban beggar)
  4. miss (failure to hit a target)
    Ammuin kolmannella ampumispaikalla kolme pummia ja menetin mahdollisuuteni voittoon.
    I shot three misses on the third shooting round and lost my chances to win.
  5. When used adverbially in adessive singular indicates avoidance of a fee, such as a movie ticket, hotel bill or public transport fare.
    Matkustan usein pummilla raitiovaunussa.
    I often dodge the fare in a tram.
    Söin eilen pummilla ruokalassa.
    I skipped paying yesterday in the canteen.

Declension

Inflection of pummi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative pummi pummit
genitive pummin pummien
partitive pummia pummeja
illative pummiin pummeihin
singular plural
nominative pummi pummit
accusative nom. pummi pummit
gen. pummin
genitive pummin pummien
partitive pummia pummeja
inessive pummissa pummeissa
elative pummista pummeista
illative pummiin pummeihin
adessive pummilla pummeilla
ablative pummilta pummeilta
allative pummille pummeille
essive pummina pummeina
translative pummiksi pummeiksi
abessive pummitta pummeitta
instructive pummein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pummi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pummini pummini
accusative nom. pummini pummini
gen. pummini
genitive pummini pummieni
partitive pummiani pummejani
inessive pummissani pummeissani
elative pummistani pummeistani
illative pummiini pummeihini
adessive pummillani pummeillani
ablative pummiltani pummeiltani
allative pummilleni pummeilleni
essive pumminani pummeinani
translative pummikseni pummeikseni
abessive pummittani pummeittani
instructive
comitative pummeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pummisi pummisi
accusative nom. pummisi pummisi
gen. pummisi
genitive pummisi pummiesi
partitive pummiasi pummejasi
inessive pummissasi pummeissasi
elative pummistasi pummeistasi
illative pummiisi pummeihisi
adessive pummillasi pummeillasi
ablative pummiltasi pummeiltasi
allative pummillesi pummeillesi
essive pumminasi pummeinasi
translative pummiksesi pummeiksesi
abessive pummittasi pummeittasi
instructive
comitative pummeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pummimme pummimme
accusative nom. pummimme pummimme
gen. pummimme
genitive pummimme pummiemme
partitive pummiamme pummejamme
inessive pummissamme pummeissamme
elative pummistamme pummeistamme
illative pummiimme pummeihimme
adessive pummillamme pummeillamme
ablative pummiltamme pummeiltamme
allative pummillemme pummeillemme
essive pumminamme pummeinamme
translative pummiksemme pummeiksemme
abessive pummittamme pummeittamme
instructive
comitative pummeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pumminne pumminne
accusative nom. pumminne pumminne
gen. pumminne
genitive pumminne pummienne
partitive pummianne pummejanne
inessive pummissanne pummeissanne
elative pummistanne pummeistanne
illative pummiinne pummeihinne
adessive pummillanne pummeillanne
ablative pummiltanne pummeiltanne
allative pummillenne pummeillenne
essive pumminanne pummeinanne
translative pummiksenne pummeiksenne
abessive pummittanne pummeittanne
instructive
comitative pummeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pumminsa pumminsa
accusative nom. pumminsa pumminsa
gen. pumminsa
genitive pumminsa pummiensa
partitive pummiaan
pummiansa
pummejaan
pummejansa
inessive pummissaan
pummissansa
pummeissaan
pummeissansa
elative pummistaan
pummistansa
pummeistaan
pummeistansa
illative pummiinsa pummeihinsa
adessive pummillaan
pummillansa
pummeillaan
pummeillansa
ablative pummiltaan
pummiltansa
pummeiltaan
pummeiltansa
allative pummilleen
pummillensa
pummeilleen
pummeillensa
essive pumminaan
pumminansa
pummeinaan
pummeinansa
translative pummikseen
pummiksensa
pummeikseen
pummeiksensa
abessive pummittaan
pummittansa
pummeittaan
pummeittansa
instructive
comitative pummeineen
pummeinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.