himmailu

Finnish

Etymology

himmailla +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhimːɑi̯lu/, [ˈhimːɑ̝i̯lu]
• Rhymes: -imːɑilu
• Syllabification^(key): him‧mai‧lu

Noun

himmailu (slang)

1. procrastination, dawdling

Declension

Inflection of himmailu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		himmailu	himmailut
genitive		himmailun	himmailujen himmailuiden himmailuitten
partitive		himmailua	himmailuja himmailuita
illative		himmailuun	himmailuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		himmailu	himmailut
accusative	nom.	himmailu	himmailut
	gen.	himmailun
genitive		himmailun	himmailujen himmailuiden himmailuitten
partitive		himmailua	himmailuja himmailuita
inessive		himmailussa	himmailuissa
elative		himmailusta	himmailuista
illative		himmailuun	himmailuihin
adessive		himmailulla	himmailuilla
ablative		himmailulta	himmailuilta
allative		himmailulle	himmailuille
essive		himmailuna	himmailuina
translative		himmailuksi	himmailuiksi
abessive		himmailutta	himmailuitta
instructive		—	himmailuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of himmailu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative himmailuni himmailuni accusative nom. himmailuni himmailuni gen. himmailuni genitive himmailuni himmailujeni himmailuideni himmailuitteni partitive himmailuani himmailujani himmailuitani inessive himmailussani himmailuissani elative himmailustani himmailuistani illative himmailuuni himmailuihini adessive himmailullani himmailuillani ablative himmailultani himmailuiltani allative himmailulleni himmailuilleni essive himmailunani himmailuinani translative himmailukseni himmailuikseni abessive himmailuttani himmailuittani instructive — — comitative — himmailuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative himmailusi himmailusi accusative nom. himmailusi himmailusi gen. himmailusi genitive himmailusi himmailujesi himmailuidesi himmailuittesi partitive himmailuasi himmailujasi himmailuitasi inessive himmailussasi himmailuissasi elative himmailustasi himmailuistasi illative himmailuusi himmailuihisi adessive himmailullasi himmailuillasi ablative himmailultasi himmailuiltasi allative himmailullesi himmailuillesi essive himmailunasi himmailuinasi translative himmailuksesi himmailuiksesi abessive himmailuttasi himmailuittasi instructive — — comitative — himmailuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative himmailumme himmailumme accusative nom. himmailumme himmailumme gen. himmailumme genitive himmailumme himmailujemme himmailuidemme himmailuittemme partitive himmailuamme himmailujamme himmailuitamme inessive himmailussamme himmailuissamme elative himmailustamme himmailuistamme illative himmailuumme himmailuihimme adessive himmailullamme himmailuillamme ablative himmailultamme himmailuiltamme allative himmailullemme himmailuillemme essive himmailunamme himmailuinamme translative himmailuksemme himmailuiksemme abessive himmailuttamme himmailuittamme instructive — — comitative — himmailuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative himmailunne himmailunne accusative nom. himmailunne himmailunne gen. himmailunne genitive himmailunne himmailujenne himmailuidenne himmailuittenne partitive himmailuanne himmailujanne himmailuitanne inessive himmailussanne himmailuissanne elative himmailustanne himmailuistanne illative himmailuunne himmailuihinne adessive himmailullanne himmailuillanne ablative himmailultanne himmailuiltanne allative himmailullenne himmailuillenne essive himmailunanne himmailuinanne translative himmailuksenne himmailuiksenne abessive himmailuttanne himmailuittanne instructive — — comitative — himmailuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative himmailunsa himmailunsa accusative nom. himmailunsa himmailunsa gen. himmailunsa genitive himmailunsa himmailujensa himmailuidensa himmailuittensa partitive himmailuaan himmailuansa himmailujaan himmailuitaan himmailujansa himmailuitansa inessive himmailussaan himmailussansa himmailuissaan himmailuissansa elative himmailustaan himmailustansa himmailuistaan himmailuistansa illative himmailuunsa himmailuihinsa adessive himmailullaan himmailullansa himmailuillaan himmailuillansa ablative himmailultaan himmailultansa himmailuiltaan himmailuiltansa allative himmailulleen himmailullensa himmailuilleen himmailuillensa essive himmailunaan himmailunansa himmailuinaan himmailuinansa translative himmailukseen himmailuksensa himmailuikseen himmailuiksensa abessive himmailuttaan himmailuttansa himmailuittaan himmailuittansa instructive — — comitative — himmailuineen himmailuinensa

Further reading

• “himmailu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02