Foma

English

Proper noun

Foma

1. A Niger-Congo language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Фома (Foma).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈfomɑ/, [ˈfo̞mɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈfomɑ/, [ˈfo̞mɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -omɑ
• Hyphenation: Fo‧ma

Noun

Foma

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas

Declension

Declension of Foma (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	Foma	Fomat
genitive	Foman	Fommiin
partitive	Fommaa	Fommia
illative	Fommaa	Fommii
inessive	Fomas	Fomis
elative	Fomast	Fomist
allative	Fomalle	Fomille
adessive	Fomal	Fomil
ablative	Fomalt	Fomilt
translative	Fomaks	Fomiks
essive	Fomanna, Fommaan	Fominna, Fommiin
exessive1)	Fomant	Fomint
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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 39