ahma

Estonian

Alternative forms

• ahmasse (illative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhmɑ/

• Rhymes: -ɑhmɑ
• Hyphenation: ah‧ma

Noun

ahma

1. genitive singular of ahm
2. partitive singular of ahm
3. illative singular of ahm

Finnish

Etymology

Originally meaning "glutton (one who eats a lot)", from Proto-Finnic *ahma. Related to dialectal Estonian ahm, Ingrian ahmo, Karelian ahmo, ahmoi, Ludian ahmo, Votic ahmia (~ ahmia) and more distantly to Northern Sami vuosmmis (from Proto-Samic *vuosvēs). Probably ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćman- (compare Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman, “eater”)).

The meaning "wolverine" is possibly a calque from other European languages such as German Vielfraß and Latin gulo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhmɑ/, [ˈɑ̝xmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑhmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ah‧ma

Noun

ahma

1. wolverine, glutton (Gulo gulo)

Declension

Inflection of ahma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		ahma	ahmat
genitive		ahman	ahmojen
partitive		ahmaa	ahmoja
illative		ahmaan	ahmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ahma	ahmat
accusative	nom.	ahma	ahmat
	gen.	ahman
genitive		ahman	ahmojen ahmain rare
partitive		ahmaa	ahmoja
inessive		ahmassa	ahmoissa
elative		ahmasta	ahmoista
illative		ahmaan	ahmoihin
adessive		ahmalla	ahmoilla
ablative		ahmalta	ahmoilta
allative		ahmalle	ahmoille
essive		ahmana	ahmoina
translative		ahmaksi	ahmoiksi
abessive		ahmatta	ahmoitta
instructive		—	ahmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ahma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahmani ahmani accusative nom. ahmani ahmani gen. ahmani genitive ahmani ahmojeni ahmaini rare partitive ahmaani ahmojani inessive ahmassani ahmoissani elative ahmastani ahmoistani illative ahmaani ahmoihini adessive ahmallani ahmoillani ablative ahmaltani ahmoiltani allative ahmalleni ahmoilleni essive ahmanani ahmoinani translative ahmakseni ahmoikseni abessive ahmattani ahmoittani instructive — — comitative — ahmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahmasi ahmasi accusative nom. ahmasi ahmasi gen. ahmasi genitive ahmasi ahmojesi ahmaisi rare partitive ahmaasi ahmojasi inessive ahmassasi ahmoissasi elative ahmastasi ahmoistasi illative ahmaasi ahmoihisi adessive ahmallasi ahmoillasi ablative ahmaltasi ahmoiltasi allative ahmallesi ahmoillesi essive ahmanasi ahmoinasi translative ahmaksesi ahmoiksesi abessive ahmattasi ahmoittasi instructive — — comitative — ahmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahmamme ahmamme accusative nom. ahmamme ahmamme gen. ahmamme genitive ahmamme ahmojemme ahmaimme rare partitive ahmaamme ahmojamme inessive ahmassamme ahmoissamme elative ahmastamme ahmoistamme illative ahmaamme ahmoihimme adessive ahmallamme ahmoillamme ablative ahmaltamme ahmoiltamme allative ahmallemme ahmoillemme essive ahmanamme ahmoinamme translative ahmaksemme ahmoiksemme abessive ahmattamme ahmoittamme instructive — — comitative — ahmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahmanne ahmanne accusative nom. ahmanne ahmanne gen. ahmanne genitive ahmanne ahmojenne ahmainne rare partitive ahmaanne ahmojanne inessive ahmassanne ahmoissanne elative ahmastanne ahmoistanne illative ahmaanne ahmoihinne adessive ahmallanne ahmoillanne ablative ahmaltanne ahmoiltanne allative ahmallenne ahmoillenne essive ahmananne ahmoinanne translative ahmaksenne ahmoiksenne abessive ahmattanne ahmoittanne instructive — — comitative — ahmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ahmansa ahmansa accusative nom. ahmansa ahmansa gen. ahmansa genitive ahmansa ahmojensa ahmainsa rare partitive ahmaansa ahmojaan ahmojansa inessive ahmassaan ahmassansa ahmoissaan ahmoissansa elative ahmastaan ahmastansa ahmoistaan ahmoistansa illative ahmaansa ahmoihinsa adessive ahmallaan ahmallansa ahmoillaan ahmoillansa ablative ahmaltaan ahmaltansa ahmoiltaan ahmoiltansa allative ahmalleen ahmallensa ahmoilleen ahmoillensa essive ahmanaan ahmanansa ahmoinaan ahmoinansa translative ahmakseen ahmaksensa ahmoikseen ahmoiksensa abessive ahmattaan ahmattansa ahmoittaan ahmoittansa instructive — — comitative — ahmoineen ahmoinensa

Synonyms

• osma, osmo, kätkä, kamppi

Derived terms

• ahmaista
• ahmatti
• ahmia
• ahmo
• osma

 

compounds

• pussiahma

 

Related terms

• ahmatti
• ahmia

Further reading

• “ahma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Haam, hama, maha

Gothic

Romanization

ahma

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰