tesma

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish desman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtesmɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞s̠mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -esmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tes‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): tes‧ma

Noun

tesma

1. (botany) American milletgrass (Milium effusum)

Declension

Inflection of tesma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		tesma	tesmat
genitive		tesman	tesmojen
partitive		tesmaa	tesmoja
illative		tesmaan	tesmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tesma	tesmat
accusative	nom.	tesma	tesmat
	gen.	tesman
genitive		tesman	tesmojen tesmain rare
partitive		tesmaa	tesmoja
inessive		tesmassa	tesmoissa
elative		tesmasta	tesmoista
illative		tesmaan	tesmoihin
adessive		tesmalla	tesmoilla
ablative		tesmalta	tesmoilta
allative		tesmalle	tesmoille
essive		tesmana	tesmoina
translative		tesmaksi	tesmoiksi
abessive		tesmatta	tesmoitta
instructive		—	tesmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tesma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tesmani tesmani accusative nom. tesmani tesmani gen. tesmani genitive tesmani tesmojeni tesmaini rare partitive tesmaani tesmojani inessive tesmassani tesmoissani elative tesmastani tesmoistani illative tesmaani tesmoihini adessive tesmallani tesmoillani ablative tesmaltani tesmoiltani allative tesmalleni tesmoilleni essive tesmanani tesmoinani translative tesmakseni tesmoikseni abessive tesmattani tesmoittani instructive — — comitative — tesmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tesmasi tesmasi accusative nom. tesmasi tesmasi gen. tesmasi genitive tesmasi tesmojesi tesmaisi rare partitive tesmaasi tesmojasi inessive tesmassasi tesmoissasi elative tesmastasi tesmoistasi illative tesmaasi tesmoihisi adessive tesmallasi tesmoillasi ablative tesmaltasi tesmoiltasi allative tesmallesi tesmoillesi essive tesmanasi tesmoinasi translative tesmaksesi tesmoiksesi abessive tesmattasi tesmoittasi instructive — — comitative — tesmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tesmamme tesmamme accusative nom. tesmamme tesmamme gen. tesmamme genitive tesmamme tesmojemme tesmaimme rare partitive tesmaamme tesmojamme inessive tesmassamme tesmoissamme elative tesmastamme tesmoistamme illative tesmaamme tesmoihimme adessive tesmallamme tesmoillamme ablative tesmaltamme tesmoiltamme allative tesmallemme tesmoillemme essive tesmanamme tesmoinamme translative tesmaksemme tesmoiksemme abessive tesmattamme tesmoittamme instructive — — comitative — tesmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tesmanne tesmanne accusative nom. tesmanne tesmanne gen. tesmanne genitive tesmanne tesmojenne tesmainne rare partitive tesmaanne tesmojanne inessive tesmassanne tesmoissanne elative tesmastanne tesmoistanne illative tesmaanne tesmoihinne adessive tesmallanne tesmoillanne ablative tesmaltanne tesmoiltanne allative tesmallenne tesmoillenne essive tesmananne tesmoinanne translative tesmaksenne tesmoiksenne abessive tesmattanne tesmoittanne instructive — — comitative — tesmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tesmansa tesmansa accusative nom. tesmansa tesmansa gen. tesmansa genitive tesmansa tesmojensa tesmainsa rare partitive tesmaansa tesmojaan tesmojansa inessive tesmassaan tesmassansa tesmoissaan tesmoissansa elative tesmastaan tesmastansa tesmoistaan tesmoistansa illative tesmaansa tesmoihinsa adessive tesmallaan tesmallansa tesmoillaan tesmoillansa ablative tesmaltaan tesmaltansa tesmoiltaan tesmoiltansa allative tesmalleen tesmallensa tesmoilleen tesmoillensa essive tesmanaan tesmanansa tesmoinaan tesmoinansa translative tesmakseen tesmaksensa tesmoikseen tesmoiksensa abessive tesmattaan tesmattansa tesmoittaan tesmoittansa instructive — — comitative — tesmoineen tesmoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• tesmayrtti

Further reading

• “tesma”, 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

Anagrams

• mesta