sumea

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sumëda. Cognates include Estonian sume, Ludian sume, Livvi sumeh and Votic sumõtia. Likely related to sumu (“fog”); possibly equivalent to sumu + -ea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsumeɑ/, [ˈs̠ume̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -umeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): su‧me‧a

Adjective

sumea (comparative sumeampi, superlative sumein)

1. fuzzy, blurry, indistinct

   sumea logiikka ― fuzzy logic

2. (colloquial) dim, thick, unintelligent

Declension

Inflection of sumea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		sumea	sumeat
genitive		sumean	sumeiden sumeitten
partitive		sumeaa sumeata	sumeita
illative		sumeaan	sumeisiin sumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sumea	sumeat
accusative	nom.	sumea	sumeat
	gen.	sumean
genitive		sumean	sumeiden sumeitten sumeain rare
partitive		sumeaa sumeata	sumeita
inessive		sumeassa	sumeissa
elative		sumeasta	sumeista
illative		sumeaan	sumeisiin sumeihin
adessive		sumealla	sumeilla
ablative		sumealta	sumeilta
allative		sumealle	sumeille
essive		sumeana	sumeina
translative		sumeaksi	sumeiksi
abessive		sumeatta	sumeitta
instructive		—	sumein
comitative		—	sumeine

Possessive forms of sumea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sumeani sumeani accusative nom. sumeani sumeani gen. sumeani genitive sumeani sumeideni sumeitteni sumeaini rare partitive sumeaani sumeatani sumeitani inessive sumeassani sumeissani elative sumeastani sumeistani illative sumeaani sumeisiini sumeihini adessive sumeallani sumeillani ablative sumealtani sumeiltani allative sumealleni sumeilleni essive sumeanani sumeinani translative sumeakseni sumeikseni abessive sumeattani sumeittani instructive — — comitative — sumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sumeasi sumeasi accusative nom. sumeasi sumeasi gen. sumeasi genitive sumeasi sumeidesi sumeittesi sumeaisi rare partitive sumeaasi sumeatasi sumeitasi inessive sumeassasi sumeissasi elative sumeastasi sumeistasi illative sumeaasi sumeisiisi sumeihisi adessive sumeallasi sumeillasi ablative sumealtasi sumeiltasi allative sumeallesi sumeillesi essive sumeanasi sumeinasi translative sumeaksesi sumeiksesi abessive sumeattasi sumeittasi instructive — — comitative — sumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sumeamme sumeamme accusative nom. sumeamme sumeamme gen. sumeamme genitive sumeamme sumeidemme sumeittemme sumeaimme rare partitive sumeaamme sumeatamme sumeitamme inessive sumeassamme sumeissamme elative sumeastamme sumeistamme illative sumeaamme sumeisiimme sumeihimme adessive sumeallamme sumeillamme ablative sumealtamme sumeiltamme allative sumeallemme sumeillemme essive sumeanamme sumeinamme translative sumeaksemme sumeiksemme abessive sumeattamme sumeittamme instructive — — comitative — sumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sumeanne sumeanne accusative nom. sumeanne sumeanne gen. sumeanne genitive sumeanne sumeidenne sumeittenne sumeainne rare partitive sumeaanne sumeatanne sumeitanne inessive sumeassanne sumeissanne elative sumeastanne sumeistanne illative sumeaanne sumeisiinne sumeihinne adessive sumeallanne sumeillanne ablative sumealtanne sumeiltanne allative sumeallenne sumeillenne essive sumeananne sumeinanne translative sumeaksenne sumeiksenne abessive sumeattanne sumeittanne instructive — — comitative — sumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sumeansa sumeansa accusative nom. sumeansa sumeansa gen. sumeansa genitive sumeansa sumeidensa sumeittensa sumeainsa rare partitive sumeataan sumeaansa sumeatansa sumeitaan sumeitansa inessive sumeassaan sumeassansa sumeissaan sumeissansa elative sumeastaan sumeastansa sumeistaan sumeistansa illative sumeaansa sumeisiinsa sumeihinsa adessive sumeallaan sumeallansa sumeillaan sumeillansa ablative sumealtaan sumealtansa sumeiltaan sumeiltansa allative sumealleen sumeallensa sumeilleen sumeillensa essive sumeanaan sumeanansa sumeinaan sumeinansa translative sumeakseen sumeaksensa sumeikseen sumeiksensa abessive sumeattaan sumeattansa sumeittaan sumeittansa instructive — — comitative — sumeineen sumeinensa

Derived terms

• sumeasti
• sumeilla
• sumentaa
• sumeta
• sumeus

 

compounds

• ylisummaan

 

See also

• sumu (“fog, mist”)

Further reading

• “sumea”, 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