komea

Finnish

Alternative forms

• komia (dialectal)

Etymology

Thought to be expressive in some way; perhaps related to kumea in which case the word may originally have referred to voice. Related to Karelian komie and Votic komõa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkomeɑ/, [ˈko̞me̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -omeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧me‧a

Adjective

komea (comparative komeampi, superlative komein)

1. handsome (beautiful, especially of a man)

   Antonym: ruma

2. imposing, impressive, stately
3. (dialectal) beautiful (also of a woman)

   Antonym: ruma

   • unknown, unknown (lyrics and music), “Isontalon Antti ja Rannanjärvi”:

     Isoontalon Antti ja Rannanjärvi
     ne jutteli kaharen kesken:
     "Tapa sinä Kauhavan ruma vallesmanni,
     niin minä nain sen komian lesken."

     Antti Isotalo and Rannanjärvi
     were talking between the two of them:
     "You should kill that ugly sheriff of Kauhava,
     and I'll marry his beautiful widow."

Declension

Inflection of komea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		komea	komeat
genitive		komean	komeiden komeitten
partitive		komeaa komeata	komeita
illative		komeaan	komeisiin komeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		komea	komeat
accusative	nom.	komea	komeat
	gen.	komean
genitive		komean	komeiden komeitten komeain rare
partitive		komeaa komeata	komeita
inessive		komeassa	komeissa
elative		komeasta	komeista
illative		komeaan	komeisiin komeihin
adessive		komealla	komeilla
ablative		komealta	komeilta
allative		komealle	komeille
essive		komeana	komeina
translative		komeaksi	komeiksi
abessive		komeatta	komeitta
instructive		—	komein
comitative		—	komeine

Possessive forms of komea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative komeani komeani accusative nom. komeani komeani gen. komeani genitive komeani komeideni komeitteni komeaini rare partitive komeaani komeatani komeitani inessive komeassani komeissani elative komeastani komeistani illative komeaani komeisiini komeihini adessive komeallani komeillani ablative komealtani komeiltani allative komealleni komeilleni essive komeanani komeinani translative komeakseni komeikseni abessive komeattani komeittani instructive — — comitative — komeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative komeasi komeasi accusative nom. komeasi komeasi gen. komeasi genitive komeasi komeidesi komeittesi komeaisi rare partitive komeaasi komeatasi komeitasi inessive komeassasi komeissasi elative komeastasi komeistasi illative komeaasi komeisiisi komeihisi adessive komeallasi komeillasi ablative komealtasi komeiltasi allative komeallesi komeillesi essive komeanasi komeinasi translative komeaksesi komeiksesi abessive komeattasi komeittasi instructive — — comitative — komeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative komeamme komeamme accusative nom. komeamme komeamme gen. komeamme genitive komeamme komeidemme komeittemme komeaimme rare partitive komeaamme komeatamme komeitamme inessive komeassamme komeissamme elative komeastamme komeistamme illative komeaamme komeisiimme komeihimme adessive komeallamme komeillamme ablative komealtamme komeiltamme allative komeallemme komeillemme essive komeanamme komeinamme translative komeaksemme komeiksemme abessive komeattamme komeittamme instructive — — comitative — komeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative komeanne komeanne accusative nom. komeanne komeanne gen. komeanne genitive komeanne komeidenne komeittenne komeainne rare partitive komeaanne komeatanne komeitanne inessive komeassanne komeissanne elative komeastanne komeistanne illative komeaanne komeisiinne komeihinne adessive komeallanne komeillanne ablative komealtanne komeiltanne allative komeallenne komeillenne essive komeananne komeinanne translative komeaksenne komeiksenne abessive komeattanne komeittanne instructive — — comitative — komeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative komeansa komeansa accusative nom. komeansa komeansa gen. komeansa genitive komeansa komeidensa komeittensa komeainsa rare partitive komeataan komeaansa komeatansa komeitaan komeitansa inessive komeassaan komeassansa komeissaan komeissansa elative komeastaan komeastansa komeistaan komeistansa illative komeaansa komeisiinsa komeihinsa adessive komeallaan komeallansa komeillaan komeillansa ablative komealtaan komealtansa komeiltaan komeiltansa allative komealleen komeallensa komeilleen komeillensa essive komeanaan komeanansa komeinaan komeinansa translative komeakseen komeaksensa komeikseen komeiksensa abessive komeattaan komeattansa komeittaan komeittansa instructive — — comitative — komeineen komeinensa

Derived terms

• komeahko
• komeasti
• komeilla
• komeus
• komistaa
• komistua

 

compounds

• komeakukkainen
• komeaääninen

 

Further reading

• “komea”, 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 2023-07-02

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-komea (infinitive kukomea)

1. Applicative form of -koma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -komea
Positive present -nakomea Subjunctive -komee Negative -komei Imperative singular komea
Infinitives
Positive kukomea Negative kutokomea
Imperatives
Singular komea Plural komeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukomea Positive past positive subject concord + -likomea Negative past negative subject concord + -kukomea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomea) Singular Plural 1st person ninakomea/nakomea tunakomea 2nd person unakomea mnakomea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakomea wanakomea other classes positive subject concord + -nakomea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -komei) Singular Plural 1st person sikomei hatukomei 2nd person hukomei hamkomei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakomei hawakomei other classes negative subject concord + -komei
Positive future positive subject concord + -takomea Negative future negative subject concord + -takomea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -komee) Singular Plural 1st person nikomee tukomee 2nd person ukomee mkomee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomee wakomee other classes positive subject concord + -komee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikomee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekomea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekomea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikomea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikomea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomea) Singular Plural 1st person nakomea twakomea 2nd person wakomea mwakomea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akomea wakomea m-mi(III/IV) wakomea yakomea ji-ma(V/VI) lakomea yakomea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakomea vyakomea n(IX/X) yakomea zakomea u(XI) wakomea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakomea pa(XVI) pakomea mu(XVIII) mwakomea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekomea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakomea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakomea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikomea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokomea Consecutive kakomea / positive subject concord + -kakomea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakomee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikomea -tukomea 2nd person -kukomea -wakomea/-kukomeeni/-wakomeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkomea -wakomea m-mi(III/IV) -ukomea -ikomea ji-ma(V/VI) -likomea -yakomea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikomea -vikomea n(IX/X) -ikomea -zikomea u(XI) -ukomea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukomea pa(XVI) -pakomea mu(XVIII) -mukomea Reflexive -jikomea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -komeaye -komeao m-mi(III/IV) -komeao -komeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -komealo -komeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -komeacho -komeavyo n(IX/X) -komeayo -komeazo u(XI) -komeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komeako pa(XVI) -komeapo mu(XVIII) -komeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekomea -okomea m-mi(III/IV) -okomea -yokomea ji-ma(V/VI) -lokomea -yokomea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokomea -vyokomea n(IX/X) -yokomea -zokomea u(XI) -okomea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokomea pa(XVI) -pokomea mu(XVIII) -mokomea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.