hymy

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic; originally imitative of the short humming sound associated with smiling; compare hymähtää, hymistä.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhymy/, [ˈhymy]
  • Rhymes: -ymy
  • Syllabification(key): hy‧my

Noun

hymy

  1. smile

Declension

Inflection of hymy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative hymy hymyt
genitive hymyn hymyjen
partitive hymyä hymyjä
illative hymyyn hymyihin
singular plural
nominative hymy hymyt
accusative nom. hymy hymyt
gen. hymyn
genitive hymyn hymyjen
partitive hymyä hymyjä
inessive hymyssä hymyissä
elative hymystä hymyistä
illative hymyyn hymyihin
adessive hymyllä hymyillä
ablative hymyltä hymyiltä
allative hymylle hymyille
essive hymynä hymyinä
translative hymyksi hymyiksi
instructive hymyin
abessive hymyttä hymyittä
comitative hymyineen
Possessive forms of hymy (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person hymyni hymymme
2nd person hymysi hymynne
3rd person hymynsä

Derived terms

References

  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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