gimma

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Swedish gumma, originally meaning "old woman" but experiencing a semantic shift.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡimːɑ/, [ˈɡimːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -imːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): gim‧ma

Noun

gimma

  1. (Helsinki slang) girl

Declension

Inflection of gimma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative gimma gimmat
genitive gimman gimmojen
partitive gimmaa gimmoja
illative gimmaan gimmoihin
singular plural
nominative gimma gimmat
accusative nom. gimma gimmat
gen. gimman
genitive gimman gimmojen
gimmainrare
partitive gimmaa gimmoja
inessive gimmassa gimmoissa
elative gimmasta gimmoista
illative gimmaan gimmoihin
adessive gimmalla gimmoilla
ablative gimmalta gimmoilta
allative gimmalle gimmoille
essive gimmana gimmoina
translative gimmaksi gimmoiksi
instructive gimmoin
abessive gimmatta gimmoitta
comitative gimmoineen
Possessive forms of gimma (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person gimmani gimmamme
2nd person gimmasi gimmanne
3rd person gimmansa

References

  1. Pohjola, Eeva (2018) 'Tyttöä' merkitsevät slangisanat Urbaanissa sanakirjassa, Oulun yliopisto, page 55
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