/ˈkumːɑ/, [ˈkumːɑ̝]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *kumma, possibly from Proto-Uralic *kumma (“shady”).
- odd, strange
“Onpa kumma, että...” — How strange that ...
- nasty, severe
“Onpa hyvä, että mitään kummempaa ei sattunut!” — How good that nothing more severe happened!
- on earth, in the world, the dickens (used as non-profane intensifier with an interrogative pronoun)
“Mitä kummaa täällä on tapahtunut?” — What on earth has taken place here?
Formskummempi(comparative) · kummin(superlative) · kumma(nominative, singular) · kummat(nominative, plural) · kumma(accusative, nominative, singular) · kummat(accusative, nominative, plural) · kumman(accusative, genitive, singular) · kummat(accusative, genitive, plural) · kumman(genitive, singular) · kummien(genitive, plural) · kummain(genitive, plural, rare) · kummaa(partitive, singular) · kummia(partitive, plural) · kummassa(inessive, singular) · kummissa(inessive, plural) · kummasta(elative, singular) · kummista(elative, plural) · kummaan(illative, singular) · kummiin(illative, plural) · kummalla(adessive, singular)