pulmu

See also: Pulmu

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• pulnu

Etymology

From Latin pugnus. Compare Romanian pumn.

Noun

pulmu m (plural pulnji)

1. handful, fistful
2. fist

See also

• bush/bushtu, huftã, shub, mãnatã

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly originally from baby talk as a general reference to small birds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulmu/, [ˈpulmu]
• Rhymes: -ulmu
• Syllabification^(key): pul‧mu
• Hyphenation^(key): pul‧mu

Noun

pulmu

1. snow bunting

Declension

Inflection of pulmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pulmu	pulmut
genitive		pulmun	pulmujen
partitive		pulmua	pulmuja
illative		pulmuun	pulmuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pulmu	pulmut
accusative	nom.	pulmu	pulmut
	gen.	pulmun
genitive		pulmun	pulmujen
partitive		pulmua	pulmuja
inessive		pulmussa	pulmuissa
elative		pulmusta	pulmuista
illative		pulmuun	pulmuihin
adessive		pulmulla	pulmuilla
ablative		pulmulta	pulmuilta
allative		pulmulle	pulmuille
essive		pulmuna	pulmuina
translative		pulmuksi	pulmuiksi
abessive		pulmutta	pulmuitta
instructive		—	pulmuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pulmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pulmuni pulmuni accusative nom. pulmuni pulmuni gen. pulmuni genitive pulmuni pulmujeni partitive pulmuani pulmujani inessive pulmussani pulmuissani elative pulmustani pulmuistani illative pulmuuni pulmuihini adessive pulmullani pulmuillani ablative pulmultani pulmuiltani allative pulmulleni pulmuilleni essive pulmunani pulmuinani translative pulmukseni pulmuikseni abessive pulmuttani pulmuittani instructive — — comitative — pulmuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pulmusi pulmusi accusative nom. pulmusi pulmusi gen. pulmusi genitive pulmusi pulmujesi partitive pulmuasi pulmujasi inessive pulmussasi pulmuissasi elative pulmustasi pulmuistasi illative pulmuusi pulmuihisi adessive pulmullasi pulmuillasi ablative pulmultasi pulmuiltasi allative pulmullesi pulmuillesi essive pulmunasi pulmuinasi translative pulmuksesi pulmuiksesi abessive pulmuttasi pulmuittasi instructive — — comitative — pulmuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pulmumme pulmumme accusative nom. pulmumme pulmumme gen. pulmumme genitive pulmumme pulmujemme partitive pulmuamme pulmujamme inessive pulmussamme pulmuissamme elative pulmustamme pulmuistamme illative pulmuumme pulmuihimme adessive pulmullamme pulmuillamme ablative pulmultamme pulmuiltamme allative pulmullemme pulmuillemme essive pulmunamme pulmuinamme translative pulmuksemme pulmuiksemme abessive pulmuttamme pulmuittamme instructive — — comitative — pulmuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pulmunne pulmunne accusative nom. pulmunne pulmunne gen. pulmunne genitive pulmunne pulmujenne partitive pulmuanne pulmujanne inessive pulmussanne pulmuissanne elative pulmustanne pulmuistanne illative pulmuunne pulmuihinne adessive pulmullanne pulmuillanne ablative pulmultanne pulmuiltanne allative pulmullenne pulmuillenne essive pulmunanne pulmuinanne translative pulmuksenne pulmuiksenne abessive pulmuttanne pulmuittanne instructive — — comitative — pulmuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pulmunsa pulmunsa accusative nom. pulmunsa pulmunsa gen. pulmunsa genitive pulmunsa pulmujensa partitive pulmuaan pulmuansa pulmujaan pulmujansa inessive pulmussaan pulmussansa pulmuissaan pulmuissansa elative pulmustaan pulmustansa pulmuistaan pulmuistansa illative pulmuunsa pulmuihinsa adessive pulmullaan pulmullansa pulmuillaan pulmuillansa ablative pulmultaan pulmultansa pulmuiltaan pulmuiltansa allative pulmulleen pulmullensa pulmuilleen pulmuillensa essive pulmunaan pulmunansa pulmuinaan pulmuinansa translative pulmukseen pulmuksensa pulmuikseen pulmuiksensa abessive pulmuttaan pulmuttansa pulmuittaan pulmuittansa instructive — — comitative — pulmuineen pulmuinensa

Synonyms

• pulmunen

Derived terms

• pulmunen

Further reading

• “pulmu”, 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 3 July 2023