haamu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haamu. Cognates include Karelian huamu, Votic aamo, and dialectal Finnish hahmo, haamo, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. Other cognates include Erzya чама (čama, “face”), Moksha шама (šama, “face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːmu/, [ˈhɑ̝ːmu]
• Rhymes: -ɑːmu
• Syllabification^(key): haa‧mu
• Hyphenation^(key): haa‧mu

Noun

haamu

1. ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)

   Synonyms: aave, kummitus

   kalpea kuin haamu ― pale as a ghost

2. faint or poorly visible shape or figure
3. shadow (imperfect and faint representation)

   Synonym: varjo

Declension

Inflection of haamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		haamu	haamut
genitive		haamun	haamujen
partitive		haamua	haamuja
illative		haamuun	haamuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		haamu	haamut
accusative	nom.	haamu	haamut
	gen.	haamun
genitive		haamun	haamujen
partitive		haamua	haamuja
inessive		haamussa	haamuissa
elative		haamusta	haamuista
illative		haamuun	haamuihin
adessive		haamulla	haamuilla
ablative		haamulta	haamuilta
allative		haamulle	haamuille
essive		haamuna	haamuina
translative		haamuksi	haamuiksi
abessive		haamutta	haamuitta
instructive		—	haamuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haamuni haamuni accusative nom. haamuni haamuni gen. haamuni genitive haamuni haamujeni partitive haamuani haamujani inessive haamussani haamuissani elative haamustani haamuistani illative haamuuni haamuihini adessive haamullani haamuillani ablative haamultani haamuiltani allative haamulleni haamuilleni essive haamunani haamuinani translative haamukseni haamuikseni abessive haamuttani haamuittani instructive — — comitative — haamuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haamusi haamusi accusative nom. haamusi haamusi gen. haamusi genitive haamusi haamujesi partitive haamuasi haamujasi inessive haamussasi haamuissasi elative haamustasi haamuistasi illative haamuusi haamuihisi adessive haamullasi haamuillasi ablative haamultasi haamuiltasi allative haamullesi haamuillesi essive haamunasi haamuinasi translative haamuksesi haamuiksesi abessive haamuttasi haamuittasi instructive — — comitative — haamuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haamumme haamumme accusative nom. haamumme haamumme gen. haamumme genitive haamumme haamujemme partitive haamuamme haamujamme inessive haamussamme haamuissamme elative haamustamme haamuistamme illative haamuumme haamuihimme adessive haamullamme haamuillamme ablative haamultamme haamuiltamme allative haamullemme haamuillemme essive haamunamme haamuinamme translative haamuksemme haamuiksemme abessive haamuttamme haamuittamme instructive — — comitative — haamuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haamunne haamunne accusative nom. haamunne haamunne gen. haamunne genitive haamunne haamujenne partitive haamuanne haamujanne inessive haamussanne haamuissanne elative haamustanne haamuistanne illative haamuunne haamuihinne adessive haamullanne haamuillanne ablative haamultanne haamuiltanne allative haamullenne haamuillenne essive haamunanne haamuinanne translative haamuksenne haamuiksenne abessive haamuttanne haamuittanne instructive — — comitative — haamuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative haamunsa haamunsa accusative nom. haamunsa haamunsa gen. haamunsa genitive haamunsa haamujensa partitive haamuaan haamuansa haamujaan haamujansa inessive haamussaan haamussansa haamuissaan haamuissansa elative haamustaan haamustansa haamuistaan haamuistansa illative haamuunsa haamuihinsa adessive haamullaan haamullansa haamuillaan haamuillansa ablative haamultaan haamultansa haamuiltaan haamuiltansa allative haamulleen haamullensa haamuilleen haamuillensa essive haamunaan haamunansa haamuinaan haamuinansa translative haamukseen haamuksensa haamuikseen haamuiksensa abessive haamuttaan haamuttansa haamuittaan haamuittansa instructive — — comitative — haamuineen haamuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• haamuasiakas
• haamukipu
• haamukirjoittaja
• haamukuva
• haamumaali
• haamumaileri
• haamumaili
• haamuneliö
• haamunimi
• haamunuotti
• haamupelastus
• haamupotilas
• haamuraja
• haamusärky
• haamutorjunta
• haamuverkko
• haamuviiva

Descendants

• Kven: haamu

Further reading

• “haamu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Anagrams

• hamua, uhmaa

Kven

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Etymology

From Finnish haamu (“ghost spirit; shadow”), from Proto-Finnic *haamu, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Cognate with Karelian huamu, Votic aamo, Finnish hahmo, Erzya чама (čama, “face”) and Moksha шама (šama, “face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːmu/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːmu
• Hyphenation: haa‧mu

Noun

haamu (genitive haamun, partitive haamuu)

1. a form, shape, figure (especially one that is poorly seen.) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. a ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)
3. (grammar) a form (a grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.)
   • 2010 October 29, Liisa Koivulehto, “Kainu-norja ja norja-kainu nettisanakirja lanseerattu”, in Ruijan Kaiku‎, page 2:

     Tämä kirja oon erilainen sillä ette tässä ei ole taivutettui haamui, Trond Trosterud sannoo.

     This book is different because it does not have any inflected forms, Trond Trosterud says.

Declension

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Synonyms

• (form, shape): formu, kaava
• (ghost): kummitus

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