riimu

Finnish

Etymology

From Old Swedish grīma (among its meanings, "halter; (dialectal) mark in wood"; compare Swedish grimma (“halter”)), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô. Cognate with Estonian kriim.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈriːmu/, [ˈriːmu]

Noun

riimu

  1. (dialectal) scratch
  2. rune (letter)
  3. (dialectal) chain
  4. halter (horse's headgear)
  5. the larger mesh of a trammel

Declension
Inflection of riimu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative riimu riimut
genitive riimun riimujen
partitive riimua riimuja
illative riimuun riimuihin
singular plural
nominative riimu riimut
accusative nom. riimu riimut
gen. riimun
genitive riimun riimujen
partitive riimua riimuja
inessive riimussa riimuissa
elative riimusta riimuista
illative riimuun riimuihin
adessive riimulla riimuilla
ablative riimulta riimuilta
allative riimulle riimuille
essive riimuna riimuina
translative riimuksi riimuiksi
instructive — riimuin
abessive riimutta riimuitta
comitative — riimuineen

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