# gimma
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* kimma

### Etymology

From Swedish gumma, originally meaning "old woman" but experiencing a semantic shift.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡimːɑ/, [ˈɡimːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -imːɑ
* Hyphenation: gim‧ma

### Noun

gimma
* (Helsinki slang) girl

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gimma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gimmani
gimmani
accusative
nom.
gimmani
gimmani
gen.
gimmani
genitive
gimmani
gimmojeni gimmaini $^{rare}$
partitive
gimmaani
gimmojani
inessive
gimmassani
gimmoissani
elative
gimmastani
gimmoistani
illative
gimmaani
gimmoihini
adessive
gimmallani
gimmoillani
ablative
gimmaltani
gimmoiltani
allative
gimmalleni
gimmoilleni
essive
gimmanani
gimmoinani
translative
gimmakseni
gimmoikseni
abessive
gimmattani
gimmoittani
instructive
comitative
—gimmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gimmasi
gimmasi
accusative
nom.
gimmasi
gimmasi
gen.
gimmasi
genitive
gimmasi
gimmojesi gimmaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
gimmaasi
gimmojasi
inessive
gimmassasi
gimmoissasi
elative
gimmastasi
gimmoistasi
illative
gimmaasi
gimmoihisi
adessive
gimmallasi
gimmoillasi
ablative
gimmaltasi
gimmoiltasi
allative
gimmallesi
gimmoillesi
essive
gimmanasi
gimmoinasi
translative
gimmaksesi
gimmoiksesi
abessive
gimmattasi
gimmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—gimmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gimmamme
gimmamme
accusative
nom.
gimmamme
gimmamme
gen.
gimmamme
genitive
gimmamme
gimmojemme gimmaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
gimmaamme
gimmojamme
inessive
gimmassamme
gimmoissamme
elative
gimmastamme
gimmoistamme
illative
gimmaamme
gimmoihimme
adessive
gimmallamme
gimmoillamme
ablative
gimmaltamme
gimmoiltamme
allative
gimmallemme
gimmoillemme
essive
gimmanamme
gimmoinamme
translative
gimmaksemme
gimmoiksemme
abessive
gimmattamme
gimmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—gimmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gimmanne
gimmanne
accusative
nom.
gimmanne
gimmanne
gen.
gimmanne
genitive
gimmanne
gimmojenne gimmainne $^{rare}$
partitive
gimmaanne
gimmojanne
inessive
gimmassanne
gimmoissanne
elative
gimmastanne
gimmoistanne
illative
gimmaanne
gimmoihinne
adessive
gimmallanne
gimmoillanne
ablative
gimmaltanne
gimmoiltanne
allative
gimmallenne
gimmoillenne
essive
gimmananne
gimmoinanne
translative
gimmaksenne
gimmoiksenne
abessive
gimmattanne
gimmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—gimmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gimmansa
gimmansa
accusative
nom.
gimmansa
gimmansa
gen.
gimmansa
genitive
gimmansa
gimmojensa gimmainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
gimmaansa
gimmojaan gimmojansa
inessive
gimmassaan gimmassansa
gimmoissaan gimmoissansa
elative
gimmastaan gimmastansa
gimmoistaan gimmoistansa
illative
gimmaansa
gimmoihinsa
adessive
gimmallaan gimmallansa
gimmoillaan gimmoillansa
ablative
gimmaltaan gimmaltansa
gimmoiltaan gimmoiltansa
allative
gimmalleen gimmallensa
gimmoilleen gimmoillensa
essive
gimmanaan gimmanansa
gimmoinaan gimmoinansa
translative
gimmakseen gimmaksensa
gimmoikseen gimmoiksensa
abessive
gimmattaan gimmattansa
gimmoittaan gimmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—gimmoineen gimmoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kimuli

### References

* ↑ Pohjola, Eeva (2018) 'Tyttöä' merkitsevät slangisanat Urbaanissa sanakirjassa‎, Oulun yliopisto, page 55

### Further reading

* “gimma”, 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 2023-07-02

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjim.mɑ/

### Noun

ġimma
* genitive plural of ġimm