kumura
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A derivation from dialectal kumea (“convex”),[1] which is from the same root as kumara.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kumura
- (pesäpallo) a hit in which the ball gets a topspin and is aimed at the outfield, designed to bounce high above the catchers
Declension
[edit]Inflection of kumura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kumura | kumurat | |
genitive | kumuran | kumurien | |
partitive | kumuraa | kumuria | |
illative | kumuraan | kumuriin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kumura | kumurat | |
accusative | nom. | kumura | kumurat |
gen. | kumuran | ||
genitive | kumuran | kumurien kumurain rare | |
partitive | kumuraa | kumuria | |
inessive | kumurassa | kumurissa | |
elative | kumurasta | kumurista | |
illative | kumuraan | kumuriin | |
adessive | kumuralla | kumurilla | |
ablative | kumuralta | kumurilta | |
allative | kumuralle | kumurille | |
essive | kumurana | kumurina | |
translative | kumuraksi | kumuriksi | |
abessive | kumuratta | kumuritta | |
instructive | — | kumurin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
References
[edit]- ^ Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “kumura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (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