humu

Finnish

Etymology

From humista +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhumu/, [ˈhumu]
• Rhymes: -umu
• Syllabification^(key): hu‧mu

Noun

humu

1. hum
2. whirl (in a party etc.)

Declension

Inflection of humu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		humu	humut
genitive		humun	humujen
partitive		humua	humuja
illative		humuun	humuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		humu	humut
accusative	nom.	humu	humut
	gen.	humun
genitive		humun	humujen
partitive		humua	humuja
inessive		humussa	humuissa
elative		humusta	humuista
illative		humuun	humuihin
adessive		humulla	humuilla
ablative		humulta	humuilta
allative		humulle	humuille
essive		humuna	humuina
translative		humuksi	humuiksi
abessive		humutta	humuitta
instructive		—	humuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative humuni humuni accusative nom. humuni humuni gen. humuni genitive humuni humujeni partitive humuani humujani inessive humussani humuissani elative humustani humuistani illative humuuni humuihini adessive humullani humuillani ablative humultani humuiltani allative humulleni humuilleni essive humunani humuinani translative humukseni humuikseni abessive humuttani humuittani instructive — — comitative — humuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative humusi humusi accusative nom. humusi humusi gen. humusi genitive humusi humujesi partitive humuasi humujasi inessive humussasi humuissasi elative humustasi humuistasi illative humuusi humuihisi adessive humullasi humuillasi ablative humultasi humuiltasi allative humullesi humuillesi essive humunasi humuinasi translative humuksesi humuiksesi abessive humuttasi humuittasi instructive — — comitative — humuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative humumme humumme accusative nom. humumme humumme gen. humumme genitive humumme humujemme partitive humuamme humujamme inessive humussamme humuissamme elative humustamme humuistamme illative humuumme humuihimme adessive humullamme humuillamme ablative humultamme humuiltamme allative humullemme humuillemme essive humunamme humuinamme translative humuksemme humuiksemme abessive humuttamme humuittamme instructive — — comitative — humuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative humunne humunne accusative nom. humunne humunne gen. humunne genitive humunne humujenne partitive humuanne humujanne inessive humussanne humuissanne elative humustanne humuistanne illative humuunne humuihinne adessive humullanne humuillanne ablative humultanne humuiltanne allative humullenne humuillenne essive humunanne humuinanne translative humuksenne humuiksenne abessive humuttanne humuittanne instructive — — comitative — humuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative humunsa humunsa accusative nom. humunsa humunsa gen. humunsa genitive humunsa humujensa partitive humuaan humuansa humujaan humujansa inessive humussaan humussansa humuissaan humuissansa elative humustaan humustansa humuistaan humuistansa illative humuunsa humuihinsa adessive humullaan humullansa humuillaan humuillansa ablative humultaan humultansa humuiltaan humuiltansa allative humulleen humullensa humuilleen humuillensa essive humunaan humunansa humuinaan humuinansa translative humukseen humuksensa humuikseen humuiksensa abessive humuttaan humuttansa humuittaan humuittansa instructive — — comitative — humuineen humuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• juhlahumu
• karnevaalihumu
• vappuhumu

 

Further reading

• “humu”, 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

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Adjective

humu

1. Mu class inflected form of hii.

Adverb

humu

1. here