solmu
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *solmu, derived form of *solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćolme.[1] Cognate with Estonian sõlm, Karelian solmi, Veps sol'm, Votic sõlmu, Proto-Samic *čuolmë, Erzya сюлмо (śulmo) and Hungarian csomó (“knot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]solmu
- knot (looping)
- knot (tangled clump)
- knot (maze-like pattern)
- knot, deadlock (difficult situation)
- Neuvottelut ovat pahasti solmussa.
- The negotiations are in a deadlock.
- knot (nautical unit of speed: nautical mile per hour)
- (graph theory) vertex, node
- (computing) node (computer attached to a network or cluster)
- (physics) node (of a standard wave)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of solmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | solmu | solmut | |
| genitive | solmun | solmujen | |
| partitive | solmua | solmuja | |
| illative | solmuun | solmuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | solmu | solmut | |
| accusative | nom. | solmu | solmut |
| gen. | solmun | ||
| genitive | solmun | solmujen | |
| partitive | solmua | solmuja | |
| inessive | solmussa | solmuissa | |
| elative | solmusta | solmuista | |
| illative | solmuun | solmuihin | |
| adessive | solmulla | solmuilla | |
| ablative | solmulta | solmuilta | |
| allative | solmulle | solmuille | |
| essive | solmuna | solmuina | |
| translative | solmuksi | solmuiksi | |
| abessive | solmutta | solmuitta | |
| instructive | — | solmuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Hyponyms
[edit]- (common knots): hirttosolmu, jalussolmu, merimiessolmu, paalusolmu, reivisolmu, siansorkka, ulkosorkka, vanttisolmu
Derived terms
[edit]- hermosolmu
- jalussolmu
- juoksusolmu
- juurisolmu
- kaapelisolmu
- kieli solmussa
- lehtisolmu
- lippusolmu
- merimiessolmu
- naapurisolmu
- nukkasolmu
- osmansolmu
- osmonsolmu
- paalusolmu
- päätesolmu
- rautatiesolmu
- reivisolmu
- rusettisolmu
- sisäsolmu
- solmia
- solmuinen
- solmuke
- solmukki
- solmukohta
- solmulevä
- solmupinta
- solmupiste
- solmupisto
- solmuteoria
- solmuvarsta
- solmuverkko
- solmuviiva
- solmuväli
- suolisolmu
- umpisolmu
- verkkosolmu
- vetosolmu
- ämmänsolmu
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “solmu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
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- Rhymes:Finnish/olmu
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