kumina

See also: Kumina

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuminɑ/, [ˈkuminɑ]
  • Rhymes: -uminɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧mi‧na

Etymology 1

From kumista +‎ -na.

Noun

kumina

  1. A hollow sound, like the toll of church bells or the rumble of empty barrels.
Declension
Inflection of kumina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative kumina kuminat
genitive kuminan kuminoiden
kuminoitten
partitive kuminaa kuminoita
illative kuminaan kuminoihin
singular plural
nominative kumina kuminat
accusative nom. kumina kuminat
gen. kuminan
genitive kuminan kuminoiden
kuminoitten
kuminainrare
partitive kuminaa kuminoita
inessive kuminassa kuminoissa
elative kuminasta kuminoista
illative kuminaan kuminoihin
adessive kuminalla kuminoilla
ablative kuminalta kuminoilta
allative kuminalle kuminoille
essive kuminana kuminoina
translative kuminaksi kuminoiksi
instructive — kuminoin
abessive kuminatta kuminoitta
comitative — kuminoineen
Possessive forms of kumina (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person kuminani kuminamme
2nd person kuminasi kuminanne
3rd person kuminansa
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish kummin, from Old High German kumin and/or Old French cummin, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), ultimately of Semitic origin.

Noun

kumina

  1. caraway, Persian cumin (plant in Apiaceae family, Carum carvi)
  2. caraway (the seeds of that plant, used as spice)
Usage notes

cumin in Finnish is juustokumina, not kumina; that makes this word a false friend.

Declension
Inflection of kumina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative kumina kuminat
genitive kuminan kuminoiden
kuminoitten
partitive kuminaa kuminoita
illative kuminaan kuminoihin
singular plural
nominative kumina kuminat
accusative nom. kumina kuminat
gen. kuminan
genitive kuminan kuminoiden
kuminoitten
kuminainrare
partitive kuminaa kuminoita
inessive kuminassa kuminoissa
elative kuminasta kuminoista
illative kuminaan kuminoihin
adessive kuminalla kuminoilla
ablative kuminalta kuminoilta
allative kuminalle kuminoille
essive kuminana kuminoina
translative kuminaksi kuminoiksi
instructive — kuminoin
abessive kuminatta kuminoitta
comitative — kuminoineen
Possessive forms of kumina (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person kuminani kuminamme
2nd person kuminasi kuminanne
3rd person kuminansa
Derived terms
Derived terms

Noun

kumina

  1. essive singular of kumi

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