lusmu

Finnish

Etymology

A slang variant of luumu. Military conscripts who were exempt of outdoor activities used to wear plum-colored (dark blue/purple) tracksuits, thus "plum" > "lazy person".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlusmu/, [ˈlus̠mu]
• Rhymes: -usmu
• Syllabification^(key): lus‧mu

Noun

lusmu

1. poltroon, dastard, craven (ignoble or arrant coward; a mean-spirited wretch)

Declension

Inflection of lusmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		lusmu	lusmut
genitive		lusmun	lusmujen
partitive		lusmua	lusmuja
illative		lusmuun	lusmuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lusmu	lusmut
accusative	nom.	lusmu	lusmut
	gen.	lusmun
genitive		lusmun	lusmujen
partitive		lusmua	lusmuja
inessive		lusmussa	lusmuissa
elative		lusmusta	lusmuista
illative		lusmuun	lusmuihin
adessive		lusmulla	lusmuilla
ablative		lusmulta	lusmuilta
allative		lusmulle	lusmuille
essive		lusmuna	lusmuina
translative		lusmuksi	lusmuiksi
abessive		lusmutta	lusmuitta
instructive		—	lusmuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lusmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lusmuni lusmuni accusative nom. lusmuni lusmuni gen. lusmuni genitive lusmuni lusmujeni partitive lusmuani lusmujani inessive lusmussani lusmuissani elative lusmustani lusmuistani illative lusmuuni lusmuihini adessive lusmullani lusmuillani ablative lusmultani lusmuiltani allative lusmulleni lusmuilleni essive lusmunani lusmuinani translative lusmukseni lusmuikseni abessive lusmuttani lusmuittani instructive — — comitative — lusmuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lusmusi lusmusi accusative nom. lusmusi lusmusi gen. lusmusi genitive lusmusi lusmujesi partitive lusmuasi lusmujasi inessive lusmussasi lusmuissasi elative lusmustasi lusmuistasi illative lusmuusi lusmuihisi adessive lusmullasi lusmuillasi ablative lusmultasi lusmuiltasi allative lusmullesi lusmuillesi essive lusmunasi lusmuinasi translative lusmuksesi lusmuiksesi abessive lusmuttasi lusmuittasi instructive — — comitative — lusmuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lusmumme lusmumme accusative nom. lusmumme lusmumme gen. lusmumme genitive lusmumme lusmujemme partitive lusmuamme lusmujamme inessive lusmussamme lusmuissamme elative lusmustamme lusmuistamme illative lusmuumme lusmuihimme adessive lusmullamme lusmuillamme ablative lusmultamme lusmuiltamme allative lusmullemme lusmuillemme essive lusmunamme lusmuinamme translative lusmuksemme lusmuiksemme abessive lusmuttamme lusmuittamme instructive — — comitative — lusmuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lusmunne lusmunne accusative nom. lusmunne lusmunne gen. lusmunne genitive lusmunne lusmujenne partitive lusmuanne lusmujanne inessive lusmussanne lusmuissanne elative lusmustanne lusmuistanne illative lusmuunne lusmuihinne adessive lusmullanne lusmuillanne ablative lusmultanne lusmuiltanne allative lusmullenne lusmuillenne essive lusmunanne lusmuinanne translative lusmuksenne lusmuiksenne abessive lusmuttanne lusmuittanne instructive — — comitative — lusmuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lusmunsa lusmunsa accusative nom. lusmunsa lusmunsa gen. lusmunsa genitive lusmunsa lusmujensa partitive lusmuaan lusmuansa lusmujaan lusmujansa inessive lusmussaan lusmussansa lusmuissaan lusmuissansa elative lusmustaan lusmustansa lusmuistaan lusmuistansa illative lusmuunsa lusmuihinsa adessive lusmullaan lusmullansa lusmuillaan lusmuillansa ablative lusmultaan lusmultansa lusmuiltaan lusmuiltansa allative lusmulleen lusmullensa lusmuilleen lusmuillensa essive lusmunaan lusmunansa lusmuinaan lusmuinansa translative lusmukseen lusmuksensa lusmuikseen lusmuiksensa abessive lusmuttaan lusmuttansa lusmuittaan lusmuittansa instructive — — comitative — lusmuineen lusmuinensa

Derived terms

• lusmuilla

Further reading

• “lusmu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03