Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjumisːɑ/, [ˈjumis̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -umisːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ju‧mis‧sa

Etymology 1

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Inessive singular of jumi-, from Proto-Finnic *juma-, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *juma- (stuck).

Adverb

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jumissa

  1. stuck
    Ilman sitä, me olemme jumissa täällä!
    Without it, we're stuck here!
    Kun sähköt katkesivat, olin kolme tuntia hississä jumissa.
    When the electricity went out, I was stuck in the elevator for three hours.
Inflection
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→○ illative jumiin
inessive jumissa
○→ elative jumista
Derived terms
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Further reading
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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jumissa

  1. inessive singular of jumi