leimu

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic.[1] Akin to Estonian lõõmama, Ingrian leimaahtaa, Karelian leimahtoa, Ludian leimahtelda.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯mu/, [ˈle̞i̯mu]
  • Rhymes: -eimu
  • Syllabification(key): lei‧mu

Noun

leimu

  1. flame, flare, blaze
  2. phlox

Declension
Inflection of leimu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative leimu leimut
genitive leimun leimujen
partitive leimua leimuja
illative leimuun leimuihin
singular plural
nominative leimu leimut
accusative nom. leimu leimut
gen. leimun
genitive leimun leimujen
partitive leimua leimuja
inessive leimussa leimuissa
elative leimusta leimuista
illative leimuun leimuihin
adessive leimulla leimuilla
ablative leimulta leimuilta
allative leimulle leimuille
essive leimuna leimuina
translative leimuksi leimuiksi
instructive — leimuin
abessive leimutta leimuitta
comitative — leimuineen
Possessive forms of leimu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person leimuni leimumme
2nd person leimusi leimunne
3rd person leimunsa

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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