kummi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian кум (kum, “godfather”), кума (kuma, “godmother”). Cf. Latvian kūma (“godparent”) and Lithuanian kūmas (“godparent”).

Noun

kummi

  1. A godparent, godfather or godmother.
  2. An invited guest, supporter or speaker for a certain cause.

Declension
Inflection of kummi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kummi kummit
genitive kummin kummien
partitive kummia kummeja
illative kummiin kummeihin
singular plural
nominative kummi kummit
accusative nom. kummi kummit
gen. kummin
genitive kummin kummien
partitive kummia kummeja
inessive kummissa kummeissa
elative kummista kummeista
illative kummiin kummeihin
adessive kummilla kummeilla
ablative kummilta kummeilta
allative kummille kummeille
essive kummina kummeina
translative kummiksi kummeiksi
instructive — kummein
abessive kummitta kummeitta
comitative — kummeineen

Synonyms

See also
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