rohmu

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *rohmidak +‎ -u. Probably sound-symbolic

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; point 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
abessive		rohmutta	rohmuitta
instructive		—	rohmuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rohmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rohmuni rohmuni accusative nom. rohmuni rohmuni gen. rohmuni genitive rohmuni rohmujeni partitive rohmuani rohmujani inessive rohmussani rohmuissani elative rohmustani rohmuistani illative rohmuuni rohmuihini adessive rohmullani rohmuillani ablative rohmultani rohmuiltani allative rohmulleni rohmuilleni essive rohmunani rohmuinani translative rohmukseni rohmuikseni abessive rohmuttani rohmuittani instructive — — comitative — rohmuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rohmusi rohmusi accusative nom. rohmusi rohmusi gen. rohmusi genitive rohmusi rohmujesi partitive rohmuasi rohmujasi inessive rohmussasi rohmuissasi elative rohmustasi rohmuistasi illative rohmuusi rohmuihisi adessive rohmullasi rohmuillasi ablative rohmultasi rohmuiltasi allative rohmullesi rohmuillesi essive rohmunasi rohmuinasi translative rohmuksesi rohmuiksesi abessive rohmuttasi rohmuittasi instructive — — comitative — rohmuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rohmumme rohmumme accusative nom. rohmumme rohmumme gen. rohmumme genitive rohmumme rohmujemme partitive rohmuamme rohmujamme inessive rohmussamme rohmuissamme elative rohmustamme rohmuistamme illative rohmuumme rohmuihimme adessive rohmullamme rohmuillamme ablative rohmultamme rohmuiltamme allative rohmullemme rohmuillemme essive rohmunamme rohmuinamme translative rohmuksemme rohmuiksemme abessive rohmuttamme rohmuittamme instructive — — comitative — rohmuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rohmunne rohmunne accusative nom. rohmunne rohmunne gen. rohmunne genitive rohmunne rohmujenne partitive rohmuanne rohmujanne inessive rohmussanne rohmuissanne elative rohmustanne rohmuistanne illative rohmuunne rohmuihinne adessive rohmullanne rohmuillanne ablative rohmultanne rohmuiltanne allative rohmullenne rohmuillenne essive rohmunanne rohmuinanne translative rohmuksenne rohmuiksenne abessive rohmuttanne rohmuittanne instructive — — comitative — rohmuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rohmunsa rohmunsa accusative nom. rohmunsa rohmunsa gen. rohmunsa genitive rohmunsa rohmujensa partitive rohmuaan rohmuansa rohmujaan rohmujansa inessive rohmussaan rohmussansa rohmuissaan rohmuissansa elative rohmustaan rohmustansa rohmuistaan rohmuistansa illative rohmuunsa rohmuihinsa adessive rohmullaan rohmullansa rohmuillaan rohmuillansa ablative rohmultaan rohmultansa rohmuiltaan rohmuiltansa allative rohmulleen rohmullensa rohmuilleen rohmuillensa essive rohmunaan rohmunansa rohmuinaan rohmuinansa translative rohmukseen rohmuksensa rohmuikseen rohmuiksensa abessive rohmuttaan rohmuttansa rohmuittaan rohmuittansa instructive — — comitative — rohmuineen rohmuinensa

Derived terms

• rohmuta

 

compounds

• rohmukuoriainen
• rohmutokko

 

Further reading

• “rohmu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03