tumma

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Estonian tõmmu, Ingrian tumma, Karelian tumma, Võro tummõ and Votic tumma.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtumːɑ/, [ˈt̪umːɑ]
• Hyphenation: tum‧ma
• Rhymes: -umːɑ

tumma (comparative tummempi, superlative tummin)

1. dark (of colour)

   Hänellä on tumma tukka.

   She has dark hair.

2. dark-haired

   Naapurin jätkä seurustelee taas sen tumman tytön kanssa.

   The guy next door is dating the dark-haired girl again.

• The compound names of dark variants of a color are formed with genitive of tumma, other adjectives often with nominative, depending on the head word, e.g.:

tummankeltainen (“dark yellow”)

tummaihoinen (“dark-skinned”)

• vaalea

tumma

1. Romani, Rom (person)

   Naapurin jätkän tyttökaveri vaikuttaa olevan tumma.

   The girlfriend of the guy next door appears to be a Romani.

   Tummat kruisasivat Mersullaan kylän halki.

   The Romani cruised through the town in their Mercedes Benz.

• mustalainen

• tummeta
• tummentaa
• tummentua
• tummuus

• ammut, mamut

tumma

1. dark