jumissa
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjumisːɑ/, [ˈjumis̠ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -umisːɑ
- Syllabification(key): ju‧mis‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): ju‧mis‧sa
Etymology 1
Inessive singular of jumi-, from Proto-Finnic *juma-, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *juma- (“stuck”).
Adverb
jumissa
- (of state) stuck
- Ilman sitä, me olemme jumissa täällä!
- Without it, we're stuck here!
- Kun sähköt katkesivat, olin kolme tuntia hississä jumissa.
- When the electricity went out, I was stuck in the elevator for three hours.
Inflection
| →○ | illative | jumiin |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | jumissa |
| ○→ | elative | jumista |
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “jumissa”, 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 2 July 2023
Etymology 2
Noun
jumissa