naama

Finnish

Etymology

Cognate to Karelian noama (“face, mask”) and Northern Sami námmi (“thin skin covering growing reindeer antlers”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑːmɑ/, [ˈnɑːmɑ]
  • Hyphenation: naa‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmɑ

Noun

naama

  1. (colloquial, anatomy) face (front of the human head)
  2. (biology) face (front of the head of an animal)
  3. (slang) face, mouth
    Naama umpeen!
    Shut up your face!

Declension
Inflection of naama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative naama naamat
genitive naaman naamojen
partitive naamaa naamoja
illative naamaan naamoihin
singular plural
nominative naama naamat
accusative nom. naama naamat
gen. naaman
genitive naaman naamojen
naamainrare
partitive naamaa naamoja
inessive naamassa naamoissa
elative naamasta naamoista
illative naamaan naamoihin
adessive naamalla naamoilla
ablative naamalta naamoilta
allative naamalle naamoille
essive naamana naamoina
translative naamaksi naamoiksi
instructive — naamoin
abessive naamatta naamoitta
comitative — naamoineen

Synonyms

Compounds
compounds

References
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

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