omena

English

Etymology

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Noun

omena (uncountable)

1. In Kenya, small fish dried and milled into flour.
   • 1986, Hunger Notes: A Newsletter of World Hunger Education Service:

     The women grow maize, beans, peas and sorghum, and are particularly happy with weaning foods taught by the Agricultural Extension staff because these foods are within their reach physically and economically: maize and bean flour, sorghum and pea flour, or flour from maize and omena (the omena fish is easily gotten from Lake Victoria).

   • 1988, Ruth K. Oniang'o, Feeding the Child, page 99:

     Well dried tiny fish (omena) can be mixed with grain such as maize or millet and milled into flour. The flour should be prepared in amounts which should not be kept for longer than 2 weeks since it is likely to go bad. The dried omena can also be prepared into powder separately and this can be added in spoonfuls to the food during preparation.

   • 1986, Miriam S. Chaiken, Traditional Patterns and Modern Dilemmas: Designing Locally Appropriate Health Interventions:

     However local people recognize that the omena should preferably be eaten shortly after drying. They report that if the omena becomes too old the taste becomes bitter, so they tend to purchase omena only in the quantities which can be used up quickly.

Anagrams

• Aomen, Eamon, anemo-, noema

Finnish

Omenia.

Etymology

Unknown. Often thought to derive from Proto-Finnic *omëna, but the only certain cognates with this form are Ingrian omena and Karelian omena.^[1] Estonian õun and Livonian umārz are also often thought to be related, but the words cannot go back to a common protoform. A theory posits that the word is borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language (compare Yidgha [script needed] (åmuno), [script needed] (amun, “apple”)).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈomenɑ/, [ˈo̞me̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -omenɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ome‧na

Noun

omena

1. apple

Declension

Inflection of omena (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		omena	omenat
genitive		omenan	omenien omenoiden omenoitten
partitive		omenaa	omenia omenoita
illative		omenaan	omeniin omenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		omena	omenat
accusative	nom.	omena	omenat
	gen.	omenan
genitive		omenan	omenien omenoiden omenoitten omenojen rare omenain rare
partitive		omenaa	omenia omenoita omenoja rare
inessive		omenassa	omenoissa omenissa
elative		omenasta	omenoista omenista
illative		omenaan	omeniin omenoihin
adessive		omenalla	omenoilla omenilla
ablative		omenalta	omenoilta omenilta
allative		omenalle	omenoille omenille
essive		omenana	omenoina omenina
translative		omenaksi	omenoiksi omeniksi
abessive		omenatta	omenoitta omenitta
instructive		—	omenoin omenin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of omena (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative omenani omenani accusative nom. omenani omenani gen. omenani genitive omenani omenieni omenoideni omenoitteni omenojeni rare omenaini rare partitive omenaani omeniani omenoitani omenojani rare inessive omenassani omenoissani omenissani elative omenastani omenoistani omenistani illative omenaani omeniini omenoihini adessive omenallani omenoillani omenillani ablative omenaltani omenoiltani omeniltani allative omenalleni omenoilleni omenilleni essive omenanani omenoinani omeninani translative omenakseni omenoikseni omenikseni abessive omenattani omenoittani omenittani instructive — — comitative — omenoineni omenineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative omenasi omenasi accusative nom. omenasi omenasi gen. omenasi genitive omenasi omeniesi omenoidesi omenoittesi omenojesi rare omenaisi rare partitive omenaasi omeniasi omenoitasi omenojasi rare inessive omenassasi omenoissasi omenissasi elative omenastasi omenoistasi omenistasi illative omenaasi omeniisi omenoihisi adessive omenallasi omenoillasi omenillasi ablative omenaltasi omenoiltasi omeniltasi allative omenallesi omenoillesi omenillesi essive omenanasi omenoinasi omeninasi translative omenaksesi omenoiksesi omeniksesi abessive omenattasi omenoittasi omenittasi instructive — — comitative — omenoinesi omeninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative omenamme omenamme accusative nom. omenamme omenamme gen. omenamme genitive omenamme omeniemme omenoidemme omenoittemme omenojemme rare omenaimme rare partitive omenaamme omeniamme omenoitamme omenojamme rare inessive omenassamme omenoissamme omenissamme elative omenastamme omenoistamme omenistamme illative omenaamme omeniimme omenoihimme adessive omenallamme omenoillamme omenillamme ablative omenaltamme omenoiltamme omeniltamme allative omenallemme omenoillemme omenillemme essive omenanamme omenoinamme omeninamme translative omenaksemme omenoiksemme omeniksemme abessive omenattamme omenoittamme omenittamme instructive — — comitative — omenoinemme omeninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative omenanne omenanne accusative nom. omenanne omenanne gen. omenanne genitive omenanne omenienne omenoidenne omenoittenne omenojenne rare omenainne rare partitive omenaanne omenianne omenoitanne omenojanne rare inessive omenassanne omenoissanne omenissanne elative omenastanne omenoistanne omenistanne illative omenaanne omeniinne omenoihinne adessive omenallanne omenoillanne omenillanne ablative omenaltanne omenoiltanne omeniltanne allative omenallenne omenoillenne omenillenne essive omenananne omenoinanne omeninanne translative omenaksenne omenoiksenne omeniksenne abessive omenattanne omenoittanne omenittanne instructive — — comitative — omenoinenne omeninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative omenansa omenansa accusative nom. omenansa omenansa gen. omenansa genitive omenansa omeniensa omenoidensa omenoittensa omenojensa rare omenainsa rare partitive omenaansa omeniaan omenoitaan omeniansa omenoitansa omenojaan rare omenojansa rare inessive omenassaan omenassansa omenoissaan omenissaan omenoissansa omenissansa elative omenastaan omenastansa omenoistaan omenistaan omenoistansa omenistansa illative omenaansa omeniinsa omenoihinsa adessive omenallaan omenallansa omenoillaan omenillaan omenoillansa omenillansa ablative omenaltaan omenaltansa omenoiltaan omeniltaan omenoiltansa omeniltansa allative omenalleen omenallensa omenoilleen omenilleen omenoillensa omenillensa essive omenanaan omenanansa omenoinaan omeninaan omenoinansa omeninansa translative omenakseen omenaksensa omenoikseen omenikseen omenoiksensa omeniksensa abessive omenattaan omenattansa omenoittaan omenittaan omenoittansa omenittansa instructive — — comitative — omenoineen omenineen omenoinensa omeninensa

Synonyms

• äpyli (Finglish)
• omppu (colloquial, childish)

Derived terms

• omenainen
• omppu

(compounds):

• aataminomena
• granaattiomena
• karamelliomena
• kesäomena
• maaomena
• marjaomena
• omenahappo
• omenahillo
• omenahyve
• omenakaira
• omenakakku
• omenakemppi
• omenakiisseli
• omenakirva
• omenakääriäinen
• omenalajike
• omenaleivos
• omenalihavuus
• omenalimonadi
• omenalohko
• omenamato
• omenamehu
• omenankara
• omenankellastajapunkki
• omenankukka
• omenanlohko
• omenanraakile
• omenansiemen
• omenantaimi
• omenantuottaja
• omenanvihreä
• omenanviipale
• omenanviljelijä
• omenanviljely
• omenapiirakka
• omenapora
• omenaposkinen
• omenapuu
• omenapuutarha
• omena-riisipuuro
• omenarupi
• omenasammal
• omenasato
• omenasiideri
• omenasose
• omenatarha
• omenatarhuri
• omenatorttu
• omenatuote
• omenavaras
• omenavarkaisiin
• omenavarkaissa
• omenavarkaista
• omenavartalo
• omenaviina
• omenaviini
• omenaviinietikka
• omenaviipale
• omenavoi
• paratiisiomena
• ruokaomena
• syysomena
• syömäomena
• talviomena
• toffeeomena
• tuonenomena
• uuniomena
• valtakunnanomena
• villiomena
• väriomena

References

1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “omena”, 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 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• emona, menoa

Ingrian

Omena (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *omëna. Cognates include Finnish omena and Estonian õun.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈomenɑ/, [ˈo̞me̞n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈomeːnɑ/, [ˈo̞mˑe̝ːnɑ]
• Rhymes: -omen, -omeːnɑ
• Hyphenation: o‧me‧na

Noun

omena

1. apple
   • 1885, “Sprachproben: Der goldene Vogel”, in Volmari Porkka, editor, Ueber den Ingrischen Dialekt mit Berücksichtigung der übrigen finnisch-ingermanländischen Dialekte:

     Saaduus kasvoit kultaiset omenat.

     In the garden there grew golden apples.

     (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Ingrian language.)

2. Short for maaomena (“potato”).

Usage notes

• The more specific puuomena (literally “tree apple”) may be used for the sense "apple", in order to distinguish it from maaomena (literally “earth apple”).

Declension

Declension of omena (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	omena	omenat
genitive	omenan	omeniin
partitive	omenaa	omenia
illative	omenaa	omenii
inessive	omenaas	omeniis
elative	omenast	omenist
allative	omenalle	omenille
adessive	omenaal	omeniil
ablative	omenalt	omenilt
translative	omenaks	omeniks
essive	omenanna, omenaan	omeninna, omeniin
exessive1)	omenant	omenint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (apple): ouna (rare)

Derived terms

• kesäomena
• maaomena
• metsäomena
• omenahauta
• omenajauho
• omenapuu
• omenasaadu
• puuomena

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “омена”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 693
• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 363

Luo

a woman selling omena in Kisumu County

Noun

omena

1. silver cyprinid, Lake Victoria sardine, mukene (Rastrineobola argentea);^[1][2] found in Lake Victoria, tiny^[2] and edible.^[1]

References

1. Awange, Joseph L. and Obiero Ong'ang'a (2006). Lake Victoria: Ecology, Resources, Environment, p. 33. Berlin and Heidelberg: Springer.
2. Kokwaro, John O. and Timothy Johns (1998). Luo Biological Dictionary, p. 253. East African Educational Publishers. →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

omena n

1. definite plural of omen

Anagrams

• amone, moaen, moane, nomena, omane