/ˈʋiːme/, [ˈʋiːme̞], /ˈʋiːmeˣ/
AlkuperäDerived from Proto-Finnic *viimä- (whence also viimeinen (“last”)), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wiŋe-mä (same root *wiŋe as in viipyä (“to stay”)). The final vowel may be by analogy with viimein, viimeinen (note however the dialectal viimi, also found in Karelian viimi).
- attributive, indeclinable, not-comparablelast, past (most recent, last so far)
“viime vuonna” — last year
“viime kesänä” — last summer
- attributive, indeclinable, not-comparablelast, dying
“viime henkäys” — last breath
“viime hetki” — last moment
“Päivänvalon viime hetkinä huomasin purjeen horisontissa.” — In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.