horsma

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *horma. Has many dialectal variants (e.g. horma, hormu, forsma). The intrusive -s- is unexplained. Also related to Karelian horma, the initial component in Veps hormhein and Estonian vorm (“meadowsweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhorsmɑ/, [ˈho̞r.s̠mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orsmɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hors‧ma

Noun

horsma

1. willowherb (plant of the genus Epilobium)

Declension

Inflection of horsma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		horsma	horsmat
genitive		horsman	horsmien
partitive		horsmaa	horsmia
illative		horsmaan	horsmiin
		singular	plural
nominative		horsma	horsmat
accusative	nom.	horsma	horsmat
	gen.	horsman
genitive		horsman	horsmien horsmain rare
partitive		horsmaa	horsmia
inessive		horsmassa	horsmissa
elative		horsmasta	horsmista
illative		horsmaan	horsmiin
adessive		horsmalla	horsmilla
ablative		horsmalta	horsmilta
allative		horsmalle	horsmille
essive		horsmana	horsmina
translative		horsmaksi	horsmiksi
abessive		horsmatta	horsmitta
instructive		—	horsmin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of horsma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative horsmani horsmani accusative nom. horsmani horsmani gen. horsmani genitive horsmani horsmieni horsmaini rare partitive horsmaani horsmiani inessive horsmassani horsmissani elative horsmastani horsmistani illative horsmaani horsmiini adessive horsmallani horsmillani ablative horsmaltani horsmiltani allative horsmalleni horsmilleni essive horsmanani horsminani translative horsmakseni horsmikseni abessive horsmattani horsmittani instructive — — comitative — horsmineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative horsmasi horsmasi accusative nom. horsmasi horsmasi gen. horsmasi genitive horsmasi horsmiesi horsmaisi rare partitive horsmaasi horsmiasi inessive horsmassasi horsmissasi elative horsmastasi horsmistasi illative horsmaasi horsmiisi adessive horsmallasi horsmillasi ablative horsmaltasi horsmiltasi allative horsmallesi horsmillesi essive horsmanasi horsminasi translative horsmaksesi horsmiksesi abessive horsmattasi horsmittasi instructive — — comitative — horsminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative horsmamme horsmamme accusative nom. horsmamme horsmamme gen. horsmamme genitive horsmamme horsmiemme horsmaimme rare partitive horsmaamme horsmiamme inessive horsmassamme horsmissamme elative horsmastamme horsmistamme illative horsmaamme horsmiimme adessive horsmallamme horsmillamme ablative horsmaltamme horsmiltamme allative horsmallemme horsmillemme essive horsmanamme horsminamme translative horsmaksemme horsmiksemme abessive horsmattamme horsmittamme instructive — — comitative — horsminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative horsmanne horsmanne accusative nom. horsmanne horsmanne gen. horsmanne genitive horsmanne horsmienne horsmainne rare partitive horsmaanne horsmianne inessive horsmassanne horsmissanne elative horsmastanne horsmistanne illative horsmaanne horsmiinne adessive horsmallanne horsmillanne ablative horsmaltanne horsmiltanne allative horsmallenne horsmillenne essive horsmananne horsminanne translative horsmaksenne horsmiksenne abessive horsmattanne horsmittanne instructive — — comitative — horsminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative horsmansa horsmansa accusative nom. horsmansa horsmansa gen. horsmansa genitive horsmansa horsmiensa horsmainsa rare partitive horsmaansa horsmiaan horsmiansa inessive horsmassaan horsmassansa horsmissaan horsmissansa elative horsmastaan horsmastansa horsmistaan horsmistansa illative horsmaansa horsmiinsa adessive horsmallaan horsmallansa horsmillaan horsmillansa ablative horsmaltaan horsmaltansa horsmiltaan horsmiltansa allative horsmalleen horsmallensa horsmilleen horsmillensa essive horsmanaan horsmanansa horsminaan horsminansa translative horsmakseen horsmaksensa horsmikseen horsmiksensa abessive horsmattaan horsmattansa horsmittaan horsmittansa instructive — — comitative — horsmineen horsminensa

Derived terms

• horsmittua

 

compounds

• horsmakasvi
• horsmakiitäjä
• karvahorsma
• lehtohorsma
• maitohorsma
• mäkihorsma
• pohjanhorsma
• suohorsma
• turjanhorsma

 

Further reading

• “horsma”, 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