rohmu

Finnish

Etymology

Probably sound-symbolic[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrohmu/, [ˈro̞xmu]
  • Rhymes: -ohmu
  • Syllabification(key): roh‧mu

Noun

rohmu

  1. (derogatory) greedy hoarder
  2. one who possesses or takes a lot of something

Usage notes

Pejorative quality totally depends on context. Used a lot in compound pairs, e.g. pisterohmu (credit hoarder).

Declension
Inflection of rohmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative rohmu rohmut
genitive rohmun rohmujen
partitive rohmua rohmuja
illative rohmuun rohmuihin
singular plural
nominative rohmu rohmut
accusative nom. rohmu rohmut
gen. rohmun
genitive rohmun rohmujen
partitive rohmua rohmuja
inessive rohmussa rohmuissa
elative rohmusta rohmuista
illative rohmuun rohmuihin
adessive rohmulla rohmuilla
ablative rohmulta rohmuilta
allative rohmulle rohmuille
essive rohmuna rohmuina
translative rohmuksi rohmuiksi
instructive — rohmuin
abessive rohmutta rohmuitta
comitative — rohmuineen
Possessive forms of rohmu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person rohmuni rohmumme
2nd person rohmusi rohmunne
3rd person rohmunsa

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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