roima
Estonian
editNoun
editroima
Finnish
editEtymology
editPossibly a back-formation of roimata, roimia (“to beat, pound, thresh, slam, strike”), with influence from reilu, reipas, rohkea. Could have originally meant "hefty, strong", which is found in dialects, especially for the derived roimakka.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editroima (comparative roimempi, superlative roimin)
Declension
editInflection of roima (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | roima | roimat | |
genitive | roiman | roimien | |
partitive | roimaa | roimia | |
illative | roimaan | roimiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | roima | roimat | |
accusative | nom. | roima | roimat |
gen. | roiman | ||
genitive | roiman | roimien roimain rare | |
partitive | roimaa | roimia | |
inessive | roimassa | roimissa | |
elative | roimasta | roimista | |
illative | roimaan | roimiin | |
adessive | roimalla | roimilla | |
ablative | roimalta | roimilta | |
allative | roimalle | roimille | |
essive | roimana | roimina | |
translative | roimaksi | roimiksi | |
abessive | roimatta | roimitta | |
instructive | — | roimin | |
comitative | — | roimine |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “roima”, 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