ummessa

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈumːesːɑ/, [ˈumːe̞s̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -umːesːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): um‧mes‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): um‧mes‧sa

Noun

ummessa

  1. inessive singular of umpi

Adverb

ummessa

  1. (of state) closed, clogged, blocked, constipated (not open or free)
    silmät ummessa ― with eyes closed
    Viemäri on ummessa.
    The drain is clogged.
    Heidän pakoreittinsä oli nyt ummessa.
    Their escape route was now blocked.
  2. (of state, of a cow) dry, not yielding milk

Inflection

→○ illative umpeen
○ inessive ummessa
○→ elative –

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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