herranjumala

Finnish

Alternative forms

• herrajumala

Etymology

herran +‎ Jumala, possibly originally without a -n, but compare also Swedish herregud

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈherːɑnˌjumɑlɑ/, [ˈhe̞rːɑ̝nˌjumɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -umɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): her‧ran‧ju‧ma‧la

Interjection

herranjumala (informal)

1. (possibly blasphemous) oh my God, dear God

Further reading

• “herranjumala”, 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 2023-07-02