Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *haama (only found derived in Karelian hoamu, Veps aamo, and dialectal Finnish hahmo, haamo), probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. Other cognates include Erzya чама (čama, face), Moksha шама (šama, face).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑːmu/, [ˈhɑ̝ːmu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmu
  • Syllabification(key): haa‧mu

Noun

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haamu

  1. ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)
    Synonyms: aave, kummitus
    kalpea kuin haamupale as a ghost
  2. faint or poorly visible shape or figure
  3. shadow (imperfect and faint representation)
    Synonym: varjo

Declension

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Inflection of haamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative haamu haamut
genitive haamun haamujen
partitive haamua haamuja
illative haamuun haamuihin
singular plural
nominative haamu haamut
accusative nom. haamu haamut
gen. haamun
genitive haamun haamujen
partitive haamua haamuja
inessive haamussa haamuissa
elative haamusta haamuista
illative haamuun haamuihin
adessive haamulla haamuilla
ablative haamulta haamuilta
allative haamulle haamuille
essive haamuna haamuina
translative haamuksi haamuiksi
abessive haamutta haamuitta
instructive haamuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of haamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haamuni haamuni
accusative nom. haamuni haamuni
gen. haamuni
genitive haamuni haamujeni
partitive haamuani haamujani
inessive haamussani haamuissani
elative haamustani haamuistani
illative haamuuni haamuihini
adessive haamullani haamuillani
ablative haamultani haamuiltani
allative haamulleni haamuilleni
essive haamunani haamuinani
translative haamukseni haamuikseni
abessive haamuttani haamuittani
instructive
comitative haamuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative haamusi haamusi
accusative nom. haamusi haamusi
gen. haamusi
genitive haamusi haamujesi
partitive haamuasi haamujasi
inessive haamussasi haamuissasi
elative haamustasi haamuistasi
illative haamuusi haamuihisi
adessive haamullasi haamuillasi
ablative haamultasi haamuiltasi
allative haamullesi haamuillesi
essive haamunasi haamuinasi
translative haamuksesi haamuiksesi
abessive haamuttasi haamuittasi
instructive
comitative haamuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haamumme haamumme
accusative nom. haamumme haamumme
gen. haamumme
genitive haamumme haamujemme
partitive haamuamme haamujamme
inessive haamussamme haamuissamme
elative haamustamme haamuistamme
illative haamuumme haamuihimme
adessive haamullamme haamuillamme
ablative haamultamme haamuiltamme
allative haamullemme haamuillemme
essive haamunamme haamuinamme
translative haamuksemme haamuiksemme
abessive haamuttamme haamuittamme
instructive
comitative haamuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative haamunne haamunne
accusative nom. haamunne haamunne
gen. haamunne
genitive haamunne haamujenne
partitive haamuanne haamujanne
inessive haamussanne haamuissanne
elative haamustanne haamuistanne
illative haamuunne haamuihinne
adessive haamullanne haamuillanne
ablative haamultanne haamuiltanne
allative haamullenne haamuillenne
essive haamunanne haamuinanne
translative haamuksenne haamuiksenne
abessive haamuttanne haamuittanne
instructive
comitative haamuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative haamunsa haamunsa
accusative nom. haamunsa haamunsa
gen. haamunsa
genitive haamunsa haamujensa
partitive haamuaan
haamuansa
haamujaan
haamujansa
inessive haamussaan
haamussansa
haamuissaan
haamuissansa
elative haamustaan
haamustansa
haamuistaan
haamuistansa
illative haamuunsa haamuihinsa
adessive haamullaan
haamullansa
haamuillaan
haamuillansa
ablative haamultaan
haamultansa
haamuiltaan
haamuiltansa
allative haamulleen
haamullensa
haamuilleen
haamuillensa
essive haamunaan
haamunansa
haamuinaan
haamuinansa
translative haamukseen
haamuksensa
haamuikseen
haamuiksensa
abessive haamuttaan
haamuttansa
haamuittaan
haamuittansa
instructive
comitative haamuineen
haamuinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Descendants

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  • Kven: haamu

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Etymology

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From Finnish haamu (ghost spirit; shadow), from Proto-Finnic *haama, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Cognate with Karelian hoamu, Veps aamo, Finnish hahmo, Erzya чама (čama, face) and Moksha шама (šama, face).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑːmu
  • Hyphenation: haa‧mu

Noun

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haamu (genitive haamun, partitive haamuu)

  1. a form, shape, figure (especially one that is poorly seen.) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. a ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)
  3. (grammar) a form (a grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.)
    • 2010 October 29, Liisa Koivulehto, “Kainu-norja ja norja-kainu nettisanakirja lanseerattu”, in Ruijan Kaiku[2], page 2:
      Tämä kirja oon erilainen sillä ette tässä ei ole taivutettui haamui, Trond Trosterud sannoo.
      This book is different because it does not have any inflected forms, Trond Trosterud says.

Declension

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