lumme
See also: Lumme
English
Etymology
From Lor' lumme, a corruption of Lord love me. Compare gimme.
Interjection
lumme!
- (UK, dated) Expressing surprise.
- 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, Bulldog Drummond Chapter 2
- In a spasm of uncontrollable excitement James sucked his teeth. "Lumme, it wouldn't 'alf go on the movies, would it?" he remarked. "Better than them Red Indians and things."
- 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, Bulldog Drummond Chapter 2
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lumbeh (compare Karelian lummeh and Võro lymmuleht'), possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lugmis (compare Lithuanian lugmiai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlumːeˣ/, [ˈlumːe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -umːe
- Syllabification(key): lum‧me
Declension
| Inflection of lumme (Kotus type 48*H/hame, mp-mm gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lumme | lumpeet | |
| genitive | lumpeen | lumpeiden lumpeitten | |
| partitive | lummetta | lumpeita | |
| illative | lumpeeseen | lumpeisiin lumpeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lumme | lumpeet | |
| accusative | nom. | lumme | lumpeet |
| gen. | lumpeen | ||
| genitive | lumpeen | lumpeiden lumpeitten | |
| partitive | lummetta | lumpeita | |
| inessive | lumpeessa | lumpeissa | |
| elative | lumpeesta | lumpeista | |
| illative | lumpeeseen | lumpeisiin lumpeihin | |
| adessive | lumpeella | lumpeilla | |
| ablative | lumpeelta | lumpeilta | |
| allative | lumpeelle | lumpeille | |
| essive | lumpeena | lumpeina | |
| translative | lumpeeksi | lumpeiksi | |
| instructive | — | lumpein | |
| abessive | lumpeetta | lumpeitta | |
| comitative | — | lumpeineen | |
| Possessive forms of lumme (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lumpeeni | lumpeemme |
| 2nd person | lumpeesi | lumpeenne |
| 3rd person | lumpeensa | |
Compounds
See also
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