mummeli

Finnish

Etymology

mummo +‎ -eli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmumːeli/, [ˈmumːe̞li]
• Rhymes: -umːeli
• Syllabification^(key): mum‧me‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): mum‧me‧li

Noun

mummeli (colloquial)

1. granny, an elderly woman

Declension

Inflection of mummeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		mummeli	mummelit
genitive		mummelin	mummelien mummeleiden mummeleitten
partitive		mummelia	mummeleita mummeleja
illative		mummeliin	mummeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mummeli	mummelit
accusative	nom.	mummeli	mummelit
	gen.	mummelin
genitive		mummelin	mummelien mummeleiden mummeleitten
partitive		mummelia	mummeleita mummeleja
inessive		mummelissa	mummeleissa
elative		mummelista	mummeleista
illative		mummeliin	mummeleihin
adessive		mummelilla	mummeleilla
ablative		mummelilta	mummeleilta
allative		mummelille	mummeleille
essive		mummelina	mummeleina
translative		mummeliksi	mummeleiksi
abessive		mummelitta	mummeleitta
instructive		—	mummelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mummeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mummelini mummelini accusative nom. mummelini mummelini gen. mummelini genitive mummelini mummelieni mummeleideni mummeleitteni partitive mummeliani mummeleitani mummelejani inessive mummelissani mummeleissani elative mummelistani mummeleistani illative mummeliini mummeleihini adessive mummelillani mummeleillani ablative mummeliltani mummeleiltani allative mummelilleni mummeleilleni essive mummelinani mummeleinani translative mummelikseni mummeleikseni abessive mummelittani mummeleittani instructive — — comitative — mummeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mummelisi mummelisi accusative nom. mummelisi mummelisi gen. mummelisi genitive mummelisi mummeliesi mummeleidesi mummeleittesi partitive mummeliasi mummeleitasi mummelejasi inessive mummelissasi mummeleissasi elative mummelistasi mummeleistasi illative mummeliisi mummeleihisi adessive mummelillasi mummeleillasi ablative mummeliltasi mummeleiltasi allative mummelillesi mummeleillesi essive mummelinasi mummeleinasi translative mummeliksesi mummeleiksesi abessive mummelittasi mummeleittasi instructive — — comitative — mummeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mummelimme mummelimme accusative nom. mummelimme mummelimme gen. mummelimme genitive mummelimme mummeliemme mummeleidemme mummeleittemme partitive mummeliamme mummeleitamme mummelejamme inessive mummelissamme mummeleissamme elative mummelistamme mummeleistamme illative mummeliimme mummeleihimme adessive mummelillamme mummeleillamme ablative mummeliltamme mummeleiltamme allative mummelillemme mummeleillemme essive mummelinamme mummeleinamme translative mummeliksemme mummeleiksemme abessive mummelittamme mummeleittamme instructive — — comitative — mummeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mummelinne mummelinne accusative nom. mummelinne mummelinne gen. mummelinne genitive mummelinne mummelienne mummeleidenne mummeleittenne partitive mummelianne mummeleitanne mummelejanne inessive mummelissanne mummeleissanne elative mummelistanne mummeleistanne illative mummeliinne mummeleihinne adessive mummelillanne mummeleillanne ablative mummeliltanne mummeleiltanne allative mummelillenne mummeleillenne essive mummelinanne mummeleinanne translative mummeliksenne mummeleiksenne abessive mummelittanne mummeleittanne instructive — — comitative — mummeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mummelinsa mummelinsa accusative nom. mummelinsa mummelinsa gen. mummelinsa genitive mummelinsa mummeliensa mummeleidensa mummeleittensa partitive mummeliaan mummeliansa mummeleitaan mummelejaan mummeleitansa mummelejansa inessive mummelissaan mummelissansa mummeleissaan mummeleissansa elative mummelistaan mummelistansa mummeleistaan mummeleistansa illative mummeliinsa mummeleihinsa adessive mummelillaan mummelillansa mummeleillaan mummeleillansa ablative mummeliltaan mummeliltansa mummeleiltaan mummeleiltansa allative mummelilleen mummelillensa mummeleilleen mummeleillensa essive mummelinaan mummelinansa mummeleinaan mummeleinansa translative mummelikseen mummeliksensa mummeleikseen mummeleiksensa abessive mummelittaan mummelittansa mummeleittaan mummeleittansa instructive — — comitative — mummeleineen mummeleinensa

Further reading

• “mummeli”, 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 3 July 2023