molemmat

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *molëmbat, equivalent to mo- + -l(a/e)- +‎ -mmat pl (comparative suffix). The initial component is the pronominal stem mo-, from Proto-Finnic *mo-. The nature of the middle component is uncertain, but may have a cognate in Eastern Mari моло (molo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolemːɑt/, [ˈmo̞le̞mːɑ̝t̪]
• Rhymes: -olemːɑt
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧lem‧mat

Pronoun

molemmat

1. (indefinite) both

Determiner

molemmat

1. both

   Molemmat käännökset ovat oikein.

   Both translations are correct.

Usage notes

In standard language, only the plural forms are used, with the singular form molempi- only appearing in compounds. However, in colloquial language, the singular forms are also used independently (much like how kumpikin works in the standard language). See molempi for more.

Declension

Inflection of molemmat (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		—	molemmat
genitive		—	molempien
partitive		—	molempia
illative		—	molempiin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	molemmat
accusative	nom.	—	molemmat
	gen.	—
genitive		—	molempien molempain rare
partitive		—	molempia
inessive		—	molemmissa
elative		—	molemmista
illative		—	molempiin
adessive		—	molemmilla
ablative		—	molemmilta
allative		—	molemmille
essive		—	molempina
translative		—	molemmiksi
abessive		—	molemmitta
instructive		—	molemmin
comitative		—	molempine

Synonyms

• kumpikin

Antonyms

• en/et/ei/emme/ette/eivät; älä/älköön/älkäämme/älkää/älkööt + kumpikaan

Derived terms

compounds

• molemminpuolinen
• molempikätinen

 

Further reading

• “molemmat”, 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 2023-07-03

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmolemːɑt/, [ˈmo̞ɫe̞mːəd]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmoleːmɑt/, [ˈmo̞ɫˑe̝ːmɑd̥]
• Rhymes: -olemːɑt, -oleːmɑt
• Hyphenation: mo‧lem‧mat

Pronoun

molemmat

1. Alternative form of molommat
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62:

     Näijen sannoin pohjat ollaa erilaajaiset, vaik nominativas molempiin sannoin lopus ono i.

     These words' stems are various, although in the nominative at the end of both words is i.

Declension

Declension of molemmat (type 3/koira, mp-mm gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	—	molemmat
genitive	—	molempiin
partitive	—	molempia
illative	—	molempii
inessive	—	molemmiis
elative	—	molemmist
allative	—	molemmille
adessive	—	molemmiil
ablative	—	molemmilt
translative	—	molemmiks
essive	—	molempinna, molempiin
exessive1)	—	molempint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314