ume

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ume"

English

Ume blossoms in March.

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 梅 (ume).

Noun

ume (plural ume or umes)

1. Japanese apricot, a species of Asian plum, Prunus mume.

Translations

Japanese apricot

• Chinese: 梅 (zh) (méi) (méi)

  Hokkien: 梅仔 (bôe-á), 梅仔干 (bôe-á-koaⁿ), 梅仔樹 / 梅仔树 (mûi-á-chhiū)

  Mandarin: 梅子 (zh) (méizi)

• Esperanto: umeo
• Finnish: japaninaprikoosi
• Japanese: 梅 (ja) (ume), うめ (ja) (ume)
• Korean: 매실(梅實) (ko) (maesil)
• Swahili: mzambarau (sw)
• Vietnamese: mơ (vi), mơ ta, mơ mai

Anagrams

• EMU, MEU, Meu, emu, meu, mue

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *unbe, cognate with Aquitanian *umme.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ume/, [u.me̞]

Noun

ume anim

1. child

   Synonym: haur

Declension

Declension of ume (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ume	umea	umeak
ergative	umek	umeak	umeek
dative	umeri	umeari	umeei
genitive	umeren	umearen	umeen
comitative	umerekin	umearekin	umeekin
causative	umerengatik	umearengatik	umeengatik
benefactive	umerentzat	umearentzat	umeentzat
instrumental	umez	umeaz	umeez
inessive	umerengan	umearengan	umeengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	umerengana	umearengana	umeengana
terminative	umerenganaino	umearenganaino	umeenganaino
directive	umerenganantz	umearenganantz	umeenganantz
destinative	umerenganako	umearenganako	umeenganako
ablative	umerengandik	umearengandik	umeengandik
partitive	umerik	—	—
prolative	umetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• -kume
• umealdi
• umedun

See also

• sein

Further reading

• “ume”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “ume”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Coatepec Nahuatl

Numeral

ume

1. two.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈumɛ]

Noun

ume m

1. vocative singular of um

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami (compare Inari Sami omo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈumeˣ/, [ˈume̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ume
• Syllabification^(key): u‧me
• Hyphenation^(key): ume

Noun

ume (dialectal)

1. mist, fog

Declension

Inflection of ume (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		ume	umeet
genitive		umeen	umeiden umeitten
partitive		umetta	umeita
illative		umeeseen	umeisiin umeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ume	umeet
accusative	nom.	ume	umeet
	gen.	umeen
genitive		umeen	umeiden umeitten
partitive		umetta	umeita
inessive		umeessa	umeissa
elative		umeesta	umeista
illative		umeeseen	umeisiin umeihin
adessive		umeella	umeilla
ablative		umeelta	umeilta
allative		umeelle	umeille
essive		umeena	umeina
translative		umeeksi	umeiksi
abessive		umeetta	umeitta
instructive		—	umein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ume (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative umeeni umeeni accusative nom. umeeni umeeni gen. umeeni genitive umeeni umeideni umeitteni partitive umettani umeitani inessive umeessani umeissani elative umeestani umeistani illative umeeseeni umeisiini umeihini adessive umeellani umeillani ablative umeeltani umeiltani allative umeelleni umeilleni essive umeenani umeinani translative umeekseni umeikseni abessive umeettani umeittani instructive — — comitative — umeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative umeesi umeesi accusative nom. umeesi umeesi gen. umeesi genitive umeesi umeidesi umeittesi partitive umettasi umeitasi inessive umeessasi umeissasi elative umeestasi umeistasi illative umeeseesi umeisiisi umeihisi adessive umeellasi umeillasi ablative umeeltasi umeiltasi allative umeellesi umeillesi essive umeenasi umeinasi translative umeeksesi umeiksesi abessive umeettasi umeittasi instructive — — comitative — umeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative umeemme umeemme accusative nom. umeemme umeemme gen. umeemme genitive umeemme umeidemme umeittemme partitive umettamme umeitamme inessive umeessamme umeissamme elative umeestamme umeistamme illative umeeseemme umeisiimme umeihimme adessive umeellamme umeillamme ablative umeeltamme umeiltamme allative umeellemme umeillemme essive umeenamme umeinamme translative umeeksemme umeiksemme abessive umeettamme umeittamme instructive — — comitative — umeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative umeenne umeenne accusative nom. umeenne umeenne gen. umeenne genitive umeenne umeidenne umeittenne partitive umettanne umeitanne inessive umeessanne umeissanne elative umeestanne umeistanne illative umeeseenne umeisiinne umeihinne adessive umeellanne umeillanne ablative umeeltanne umeiltanne allative umeellenne umeillenne essive umeenanne umeinanne translative umeeksenne umeiksenne abessive umeettanne umeittanne instructive — — comitative — umeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative umeensa umeensa accusative nom. umeensa umeensa gen. umeensa genitive umeensa umeidensa umeittensa partitive umettaan umettansa umeitaan umeitansa inessive umeessaan umeessansa umeissaan umeissansa elative umeestaan umeestansa umeistaan umeistansa illative umeeseensa umeisiinsa umeihinsa adessive umeellaan umeellansa umeillaan umeillansa ablative umeeltaan umeeltansa umeiltaan umeiltansa allative umeelleen umeellensa umeilleen umeillensa essive umeenaan umeenansa umeinaan umeinansa translative umeekseen umeeksensa umeikseen umeiksensa abessive umeettaan umeettansa umeittaan umeittansa instructive — — comitative — umeineen umeinensa

Synonyms

• usva

Anagrams

• emu

Igbo

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *ú-`-ŋmé-`-ɗẽ́. Cognate with Ekpeye íꜜŋʷé, Ezaa úmé, Izi úŋmé, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni úmélé.

Noun

ume

1. breath
2. sigh

Japanese

Romanization

ume

1. Rōmaji transcription of うめ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ウメ

Latin

Noun

ume

1. vocative singular of umus

Pipil

Pipil cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ūme     Adverbial : ukpa     Fractional : tajku

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *oːmə, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wohay or *wokay or *wakay. Compare Classical Nahuatl ōme (“two”). Cognate with Yaqui woi (“two”) and Hopi lööyö' (“two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːme/

Numeral

ūme

1. two

   Nikpia ume nueltiwan

   I have two younger sisters

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian umbe, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Cognates include West Frisian om and German um.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈumə/
• Hyphenation: u‧me
• Rhymes: -umə

Adjective

ume (invariable)

1. (of time) up, over

   Ju Tied is ume. ― Time's up.

Related terms

• uum
• uum-, ume-

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “ume”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

ume (Cyrillic spelling уме)

1. third-person singular present of umeti

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Adjective

-ume (declinable)

1. male

Declension

Inflected forms of -ume

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mume	waume
m-mi class(III/IV)	mume	miume
ji-ma class(V/VI)	ume	maume
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kiume	viume
n class(IX/X)	dume	dume
u class(XI)	mume	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	paume
ku class(XVII)	kuume
mu class(XVIII)	mume

Coordinate terms

• -ke

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mume
  • mwanaume

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.me]

Verb

ume

1. (transitive) to cast, throw

Conjugation

Conjugation of ume

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toume	foume	miume
2nd person		noume	niume
3rd person	masculine	oume	iume youme (archaic)
	feminine	moume
	neuter	iume

Alternative forms

• umo, umu

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh