kumoon

Finnish

Etymology

The illative singular of the stem kumo- (see kumossa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumoːn/, [ˈkumo̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -umoːn
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧moon

Adverb

kumoon

1. over, down, upside down (from an upright position to horizontal one)

   mennä kumoon ― to fall down, fall over

   Hän kaatoi pullon kumoon ja vesi tuli pulputen ulos.

   He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.

   Se rakennus vain meni kumoon!

   That building just fell over!

Inflection

→○	illative	kumoon
○	inessive	kumossa
○→	elative	–

Synonyms

• nurin
• (to fall down): kaatua

Derived terms

compounds

• kumoonajo
• kumoonmeno

 

Related terms

• kumollaan
• kumolleen

Further reading

• “kumoon”, 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