uuma

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly derived from dialectal uu (“hole, nest”) (compare uumen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːmɑ/, [ˈuːmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uːmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): uu‧ma

Noun

uuma

1. (sometimes in the plural) waist (part of a body)

   Synonym: vyötärö

2. (rail transport) web (thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail)
3. (rail transport) web (the thinner section of a train wheel)
4. girdle (line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond)

Declension

Inflection of uuma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		uuma	uumat
genitive		uuman	uumien
partitive		uumaa	uumia
illative		uumaan	uumiin
		singular	plural
nominative		uuma	uumat
accusative	nom.	uuma	uumat
	gen.	uuman
genitive		uuman	uumien uumain rare
partitive		uumaa	uumia
inessive		uumassa	uumissa
elative		uumasta	uumista
illative		uumaan	uumiin
adessive		uumalla	uumilla
ablative		uumalta	uumilta
allative		uumalle	uumille
essive		uumana	uumina
translative		uumaksi	uumiksi
abessive		uumatta	uumitta
instructive		—	uumin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uumani uumani accusative nom. uumani uumani gen. uumani genitive uumani uumieni uumaini rare partitive uumaani uumiani inessive uumassani uumissani elative uumastani uumistani illative uumaani uumiini adessive uumallani uumillani ablative uumaltani uumiltani allative uumalleni uumilleni essive uumanani uuminani translative uumakseni uumikseni abessive uumattani uumittani instructive — — comitative — uumineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uumasi uumasi accusative nom. uumasi uumasi gen. uumasi genitive uumasi uumiesi uumaisi rare partitive uumaasi uumiasi inessive uumassasi uumissasi elative uumastasi uumistasi illative uumaasi uumiisi adessive uumallasi uumillasi ablative uumaltasi uumiltasi allative uumallesi uumillesi essive uumanasi uuminasi translative uumaksesi uumiksesi abessive uumattasi uumittasi instructive — — comitative — uuminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uumamme uumamme accusative nom. uumamme uumamme gen. uumamme genitive uumamme uumiemme uumaimme rare partitive uumaamme uumiamme inessive uumassamme uumissamme elative uumastamme uumistamme illative uumaamme uumiimme adessive uumallamme uumillamme ablative uumaltamme uumiltamme allative uumallemme uumillemme essive uumanamme uuminamme translative uumaksemme uumiksemme abessive uumattamme uumittamme instructive — — comitative — uuminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uumanne uumanne accusative nom. uumanne uumanne gen. uumanne genitive uumanne uumienne uumainne rare partitive uumaanne uumianne inessive uumassanne uumissanne elative uumastanne uumistanne illative uumaanne uumiinne adessive uumallanne uumillanne ablative uumaltanne uumiltanne allative uumallenne uumillenne essive uumananne uuminanne translative uumaksenne uumiksenne abessive uumattanne uumittanne instructive — — comitative — uuminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uumansa uumansa accusative nom. uumansa uumansa gen. uumansa genitive uumansa uumiensa uumainsa rare partitive uumaansa uumiaan uumiansa inessive uumassaan uumassansa uumissaan uumissansa elative uumastaan uumastansa uumistaan uumistansa illative uumaansa uumiinsa adessive uumallaan uumallansa uumillaan uumillansa ablative uumaltaan uumaltansa uumiltaan uumiltansa allative uumalleen uumallensa uumilleen uumillensa essive uumanaan uumanansa uuminaan uuminansa translative uumakseen uumaksensa uumikseen uumiksensa abessive uumattaan uumattansa uumittaan uumittansa instructive — — comitative — uumineen uuminensa

Further reading

• “uuma”, 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 2023-07-04

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uuma/, [uː.ma]

Pronoun

uuma

1. his
2. hers
3. its

Derived terms

• uumannga (from him)
• uumunnga (to him)