uhma

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uhma, possibly sound-symbolic; compare uhka, uho, Ingrian uhmata, Karelian uhmoa and dialectal Estonian uhmata (“to struggle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuhmɑ/, [ˈuxmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uhmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): uh‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): uh‧ma

Noun

uhma

1. defiance

Declension

Inflection of uhma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		uhma	uhmat
genitive		uhman	uhmien
partitive		uhmaa	uhmia
illative		uhmaan	uhmiin
		singular	plural
nominative		uhma	uhmat
accusative	nom.	uhma	uhmat
	gen.	uhman
genitive		uhman	uhmien uhmain rare
partitive		uhmaa	uhmia
inessive		uhmassa	uhmissa
elative		uhmasta	uhmista
illative		uhmaan	uhmiin
adessive		uhmalla	uhmilla
ablative		uhmalta	uhmilta
allative		uhmalle	uhmille
essive		uhmana	uhmina
translative		uhmaksi	uhmiksi
abessive		uhmatta	uhmitta
instructive		—	uhmin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of uhma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uhmani uhmani accusative nom. uhmani uhmani gen. uhmani genitive uhmani uhmieni uhmaini rare partitive uhmaani uhmiani inessive uhmassani uhmissani elative uhmastani uhmistani illative uhmaani uhmiini adessive uhmallani uhmillani ablative uhmaltani uhmiltani allative uhmalleni uhmilleni essive uhmanani uhminani translative uhmakseni uhmikseni abessive uhmattani uhmittani instructive — — comitative — uhmineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uhmasi uhmasi accusative nom. uhmasi uhmasi gen. uhmasi genitive uhmasi uhmiesi uhmaisi rare partitive uhmaasi uhmiasi inessive uhmassasi uhmissasi elative uhmastasi uhmistasi illative uhmaasi uhmiisi adessive uhmallasi uhmillasi ablative uhmaltasi uhmiltasi allative uhmallesi uhmillesi essive uhmanasi uhminasi translative uhmaksesi uhmiksesi abessive uhmattasi uhmittasi instructive — — comitative — uhminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uhmamme uhmamme accusative nom. uhmamme uhmamme gen. uhmamme genitive uhmamme uhmiemme uhmaimme rare partitive uhmaamme uhmiamme inessive uhmassamme uhmissamme elative uhmastamme uhmistamme illative uhmaamme uhmiimme adessive uhmallamme uhmillamme ablative uhmaltamme uhmiltamme allative uhmallemme uhmillemme essive uhmanamme uhminamme translative uhmaksemme uhmiksemme abessive uhmattamme uhmittamme instructive — — comitative — uhminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uhmanne uhmanne accusative nom. uhmanne uhmanne gen. uhmanne genitive uhmanne uhmienne uhmainne rare partitive uhmaanne uhmianne inessive uhmassanne uhmissanne elative uhmastanne uhmistanne illative uhmaanne uhmiinne adessive uhmallanne uhmillanne ablative uhmaltanne uhmiltanne allative uhmallenne uhmillenne essive uhmananne uhminanne translative uhmaksenne uhmiksenne abessive uhmattanne uhmittanne instructive — — comitative — uhminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uhmansa uhmansa accusative nom. uhmansa uhmansa gen. uhmansa genitive uhmansa uhmiensa uhmainsa rare partitive uhmaansa uhmiaan uhmiansa inessive uhmassaan uhmassansa uhmissaan uhmissansa elative uhmastaan uhmastansa uhmistaan uhmistansa illative uhmaansa uhmiinsa adessive uhmallaan uhmallansa uhmillaan uhmillansa ablative uhmaltaan uhmaltansa uhmiltaan uhmiltansa allative uhmalleen uhmallensa uhmilleen uhmillensa essive uhmanaan uhmanansa uhminaan uhminansa translative uhmakseen uhmaksensa uhmikseen uhmiksensa abessive uhmattaan uhmattansa uhmittaan uhmittansa instructive — — comitative — uhmineen uhminensa

Derived terms

• uhmainen
• uhmaisa
• uhmakas
• uhmata

compounds

• uhmaikä
• uhmakausi
• uhmamieli
• uhmapää

Further reading

• “uhma”, 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