šuomi
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Karelian
[edit]North Karelian (Viena) |
šuomi |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
šuomi |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *soomi. Cognates include Finnish suomi and Estonian soome.
The term probably disappeared in Tver Karelian at some point, being replaced by ruočči, but was reintroduced somewhere in the twentieth century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]šuomi (genitive šuomen, partitive šuomie)
- Finnish language
- Synonym of šuomelaini/šuomelane (“Finn”)
Declension
[edit]Viena Karelian declension of šuomi (type 3/ovi, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | šuomi | šuomet | |
genitive | šuomen | šuomien | |
partitive | šuomie | šuomija | |
illative | šuomih | šuomiloih | |
inessive | šuomešša | šuomiloissa | |
elative | šuomešta | šuomiloista | |
adessive | šuomella | šuomiloilla | |
ablative | šuomelta | šuomiloilta | |
translative | šuomekši | šuomiloiksi | |
essive | šuomina | šuomiloina | |
comitative | — | šuomiloineh | |
abessive | šuometta | šuomiloitta |
Tver Karelian declension of šuomi (type 3/ovi, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | šuomi | šuomet | |
genitive | šuomen | šuomiloin | |
partitive | šuomie | šuomiloida | |
illative | šuomih | šuomiloih | |
inessive | šuomešša | šuomiloissa | |
elative | šuomešta | šuomiloista | |
adessive | šuomella | šuomiloilla | |
ablative | šuomelda | šuomiloilda | |
translative | šuomekši | šuomiloiksi | |
essive | šuomina | šuomiloina | |
comitative | šuomenke | šuomiloinke | |
abessive | šuometta | šuomiloitta |
Possessive forms of šuomi | ||
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1st person | šuomeni | |
2nd person | šuomeš | |
3rd person | šuomeh | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |
Synonyms
[edit]- ruočči (dated, often derogatory)