femma

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish femma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfemːɑ/, [ˈfe̞mːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -emːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fem‧ma

Noun

femma (slang)

1. five-euro bill

Declension

Inflection of femma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		femma	femmat
genitive		femman	femmojen
partitive		femmaa	femmoja
illative		femmaan	femmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		femma	femmat
accusative	nom.	femma	femmat
	gen.	femman
genitive		femman	femmojen femmain rare
partitive		femmaa	femmoja
inessive		femmassa	femmoissa
elative		femmasta	femmoista
illative		femmaan	femmoihin
adessive		femmalla	femmoilla
ablative		femmalta	femmoilta
allative		femmalle	femmoille
essive		femmana	femmoina
translative		femmaksi	femmoiksi
abessive		femmatta	femmoitta
instructive		—	femmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of femma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative femmani femmani accusative nom. femmani femmani gen. femmani genitive femmani femmojeni femmaini rare partitive femmaani femmojani inessive femmassani femmoissani elative femmastani femmoistani illative femmaani femmoihini adessive femmallani femmoillani ablative femmaltani femmoiltani allative femmalleni femmoilleni essive femmanani femmoinani translative femmakseni femmoikseni abessive femmattani femmoittani instructive — — comitative — femmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative femmasi femmasi accusative nom. femmasi femmasi gen. femmasi genitive femmasi femmojesi femmaisi rare partitive femmaasi femmojasi inessive femmassasi femmoissasi elative femmastasi femmoistasi illative femmaasi femmoihisi adessive femmallasi femmoillasi ablative femmaltasi femmoiltasi allative femmallesi femmoillesi essive femmanasi femmoinasi translative femmaksesi femmoiksesi abessive femmattasi femmoittasi instructive — — comitative — femmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative femmamme femmamme accusative nom. femmamme femmamme gen. femmamme genitive femmamme femmojemme femmaimme rare partitive femmaamme femmojamme inessive femmassamme femmoissamme elative femmastamme femmoistamme illative femmaamme femmoihimme adessive femmallamme femmoillamme ablative femmaltamme femmoiltamme allative femmallemme femmoillemme essive femmanamme femmoinamme translative femmaksemme femmoiksemme abessive femmattamme femmoittamme instructive — — comitative — femmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative femmanne femmanne accusative nom. femmanne femmanne gen. femmanne genitive femmanne femmojenne femmainne rare partitive femmaanne femmojanne inessive femmassanne femmoissanne elative femmastanne femmoistanne illative femmaanne femmoihinne adessive femmallanne femmoillanne ablative femmaltanne femmoiltanne allative femmallenne femmoillenne essive femmananne femmoinanne translative femmaksenne femmoiksenne abessive femmattanne femmoittanne instructive — — comitative — femmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative femmansa femmansa accusative nom. femmansa femmansa gen. femmansa genitive femmansa femmojensa femmainsa rare partitive femmaansa femmojaan femmojansa inessive femmassaan femmassansa femmoissaan femmoissansa elative femmastaan femmastansa femmoistaan femmoistansa illative femmaansa femmoihinsa adessive femmallaan femmallansa femmoillaan femmoillansa ablative femmaltaan femmaltansa femmoiltaan femmoiltansa allative femmalleen femmallensa femmoilleen femmoillensa essive femmanaan femmanansa femmoinaan femmoinansa translative femmakseen femmaksensa femmoikseen femmoiksensa abessive femmattaan femmattansa femmoittaan femmoittansa instructive — — comitative — femmoineen femmoinensa

Synonyms

• vitonen
• viitonen

Derived terms

compounds

• yläfemma

 

Swedish

Etymology

From the number fem (“five”).

Noun

femma c

1. a five; the digit "5"
2. a fifth-grader; pupil in the fifth year of school
3. a class of fifth-graders
4. (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) the fifth year in school

   De barnen går i femman.

   Those children are in fifth grade.

5. (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) fifth gear
6. a person who finishes a competition as number five
7. an apartment with one kitchen and five rooms
8. a coin or banknote worth five of a currency
   • most commonly referring to the Swedish five kronor (SEK) coin or the now deprecated banknote
9. (slang) 5 grams of cannabis

   Synonym: beshlik

Declension

Declension of femma

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	femma	femmas
	definite	femman	femmans
plural	indefinite	femmor	femmors
	definite	femmorna	femmornas

Derived terms

• en annan femma

See also

• nolla, etta, tvåa, trea, fyra, femma, sexa, sjua, åtta, nia, tia, elva, tolva

Further reading

femma in Svensk ordbok.