uumen

Finnish

Etymology

Probably a derivative from the dialectally attested uu (“hole, nest”), though the suffix -men is not found in regular use elsewhere. For a possible differently suffixed form, compare uuttu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːmen/, [ˈuːme̞n]
• Rhymes: -uːmen
• Syllabification^(key): uu‧men

Noun

uumen

1. depths, innards

   maan uumenissa

   in the depths of the earth

Declension

Inflection of uumen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative		uumen	uumenet
genitive		uumenen	uumenien uumenten
partitive		uumenta	uumenia
illative		uumeneen	uumeniin
		singular	plural
nominative		uumen	uumenet
accusative	nom.	uumen	uumenet
	gen.	uumenen
genitive		uumenen	uumenien uumenten
partitive		uumenta	uumenia
inessive		uumenessa	uumenissa
elative		uumenesta	uumenista
illative		uumeneen	uumeniin
adessive		uumenella	uumenilla
ablative		uumenelta	uumenilta
allative		uumenelle	uumenille
essive		uumenena	uumenina
translative		uumeneksi	uumeniksi
abessive		uumenetta	uumenitta
instructive		—	uumenin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of uumen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uumeneni uumeneni accusative nom. uumeneni uumeneni gen. uumeneni genitive uumeneni uumenieni uumenteni partitive uumentani uumeniani inessive uumenessani uumenissani elative uumenestani uumenistani illative uumeneeni uumeniini adessive uumenellani uumenillani ablative uumeneltani uumeniltani allative uumenelleni uumenilleni essive uumenenani uumeninani translative uumenekseni uumenikseni abessive uumenettani uumenittani instructive — — comitative — uumenineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uumenesi uumenesi accusative nom. uumenesi uumenesi gen. uumenesi genitive uumenesi uumeniesi uumentesi partitive uumentasi uumeniasi inessive uumenessasi uumenissasi elative uumenestasi uumenistasi illative uumeneesi uumeniisi adessive uumenellasi uumenillasi ablative uumeneltasi uumeniltasi allative uumenellesi uumenillesi essive uumenenasi uumeninasi translative uumeneksesi uumeniksesi abessive uumenettasi uumenittasi instructive — — comitative — uumeninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uumenemme uumenemme accusative nom. uumenemme uumenemme gen. uumenemme genitive uumenemme uumeniemme uumentemme partitive uumentamme uumeniamme inessive uumenessamme uumenissamme elative uumenestamme uumenistamme illative uumeneemme uumeniimme adessive uumenellamme uumenillamme ablative uumeneltamme uumeniltamme allative uumenellemme uumenillemme essive uumenenamme uumeninamme translative uumeneksemme uumeniksemme abessive uumenettamme uumenittamme instructive — — comitative — uumeninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uumenenne uumenenne accusative nom. uumenenne uumenenne gen. uumenenne genitive uumenenne uumenienne uumentenne partitive uumentanne uumenianne inessive uumenessanne uumenissanne elative uumenestanne uumenistanne illative uumeneenne uumeniinne adessive uumenellanne uumenillanne ablative uumeneltanne uumeniltanne allative uumenellenne uumenillenne essive uumenenanne uumeninanne translative uumeneksenne uumeniksenne abessive uumenettanne uumenittanne instructive — — comitative — uumeninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uumenensa uumenensa accusative nom. uumenensa uumenensa gen. uumenensa genitive uumenensa uumeniensa uumentensa partitive uumentaan uumentansa uumeniaan uumeniansa inessive uumenessaan uumenessansa uumenissaan uumenissansa elative uumenestaan uumenestansa uumenistaan uumenistansa illative uumeneensa uumeniinsa adessive uumenellaan uumenellansa uumenillaan uumenillansa ablative uumeneltaan uumeneltansa uumeniltaan uumeniltansa allative uumenelleen uumenellensa uumenilleen uumenillensa essive uumenenaan uumenenansa uumeninaan uumeninansa translative uumenekseen uumeneksensa uumenikseen uumeniksensa abessive uumenettaan uumenettansa uumenittaan uumenittansa instructive — — comitative — uumenineen uumeninensa

Further reading

• “uumen”, 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