uimahalli
Finnish
editEtymology
edituima- (“swimming”) + halli (“hall”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
edituimahalli
- (indoor) swimming pool, (indoor) swim center, natatorium (indoor facility for swimming, containing one or more pools)
Usage notes
editThe English term "swimming hall" (an apparent calque) is used by Finnish speakers when communicating in English, but does not seem to be in general use.
Declension
editInflection of uimahalli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | uimahalli | uimahallit | ||
genitive | uimahallin | uimahallien | ||
partitive | uimahallia | uimahalleja | ||
illative | uimahalliin | uimahalleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | uimahalli | uimahallit | ||
accusative | nom. | uimahalli | uimahallit | |
gen. | uimahallin | |||
genitive | uimahallin | uimahallien | ||
partitive | uimahallia | uimahalleja | ||
inessive | uimahallissa | uimahalleissa | ||
elative | uimahallista | uimahalleista | ||
illative | uimahalliin | uimahalleihin | ||
adessive | uimahallilla | uimahalleilla | ||
ablative | uimahallilta | uimahalleilta | ||
allative | uimahallille | uimahalleille | ||
essive | uimahallina | uimahalleina | ||
translative | uimahalliksi | uimahalleiksi | ||
abessive | uimahallitta | uimahalleitta | ||
instructive | — | uimahallein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also
edit- uima-allas (“swimming pool; pool with water or meant to be filled with water for swimming”)
- maauimala (“outdoor swimming pool (facility)”)
- vesipuisto (“water park”)
- kylpylä (“spa”)
Further reading
edit- “uimahalli”, 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