jermu

Finnish

Etymology

From the name Jeremias. The reference to lack of discipline is a development from "complaining, lamenting" (compare jeremiad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjermu/, [ˈje̞rmu]
• Rhymes: -ermu
• Hyphenation^(key): jer‧mu

Noun

jermu

1. (military, slang) An undisciplined soldier.
2. (by extension) old hand

Declension

Inflection of jermu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		jermu	jermut
genitive		jermun	jermujen
partitive		jermua	jermuja
illative		jermuun	jermuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jermu	jermut
accusative	nom.	jermu	jermut
	gen.	jermun
genitive		jermun	jermujen
partitive		jermua	jermuja
inessive		jermussa	jermuissa
elative		jermusta	jermuista
illative		jermuun	jermuihin
adessive		jermulla	jermuilla
ablative		jermulta	jermuilta
allative		jermulle	jermuille
essive		jermuna	jermuina
translative		jermuksi	jermuiksi
abessive		jermutta	jermuitta
instructive		—	jermuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jermuni jermuni accusative nom. jermuni jermuni gen. jermuni genitive jermuni jermujeni partitive jermuani jermujani inessive jermussani jermuissani elative jermustani jermuistani illative jermuuni jermuihini adessive jermullani jermuillani ablative jermultani jermuiltani allative jermulleni jermuilleni essive jermunani jermuinani translative jermukseni jermuikseni abessive jermuttani jermuittani instructive — — comitative — jermuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jermusi jermusi accusative nom. jermusi jermusi gen. jermusi genitive jermusi jermujesi partitive jermuasi jermujasi inessive jermussasi jermuissasi elative jermustasi jermuistasi illative jermuusi jermuihisi adessive jermullasi jermuillasi ablative jermultasi jermuiltasi allative jermullesi jermuillesi essive jermunasi jermuinasi translative jermuksesi jermuiksesi abessive jermuttasi jermuittasi instructive — — comitative — jermuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jermumme jermumme accusative nom. jermumme jermumme gen. jermumme genitive jermumme jermujemme partitive jermuamme jermujamme inessive jermussamme jermuissamme elative jermustamme jermuistamme illative jermuumme jermuihimme adessive jermullamme jermuillamme ablative jermultamme jermuiltamme allative jermullemme jermuillemme essive jermunamme jermuinamme translative jermuksemme jermuiksemme abessive jermuttamme jermuittamme instructive — — comitative — jermuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jermunne jermunne accusative nom. jermunne jermunne gen. jermunne genitive jermunne jermujenne partitive jermuanne jermujanne inessive jermussanne jermuissanne elative jermustanne jermuistanne illative jermuunne jermuihinne adessive jermullanne jermuillanne ablative jermultanne jermuiltanne allative jermullenne jermuillenne essive jermunanne jermuinanne translative jermuksenne jermuiksenne abessive jermuttanne jermuittanne instructive — — comitative — jermuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jermunsa jermunsa accusative nom. jermunsa jermunsa gen. jermunsa genitive jermunsa jermujensa partitive jermuaan jermuansa jermujaan jermujansa inessive jermussaan jermussansa jermuissaan jermuissansa elative jermustaan jermustansa jermuistaan jermuistansa illative jermuunsa jermuihinsa adessive jermullaan jermullansa jermuillaan jermuillansa ablative jermultaan jermultansa jermuiltaan jermuiltansa allative jermulleen jermullensa jermuilleen jermuillensa essive jermunaan jermunansa jermuinaan jermuinansa translative jermukseen jermuksensa jermuikseen jermuiksensa abessive jermuttaan jermuttansa jermuittaan jermuittansa instructive — — comitative — jermuineen jermuinensa

Derived terms

• jermuilla

 

Further reading

• “jermu”, 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 2023-07-02

Spanish

Etymology

Back slang for mujer.

Noun

jermu f (plural jermus)

1. (back slang, slang, Argentina, Uruguay) wife