# haamu
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haamu. Cognates include Karelian huamu, Votic aamo, and dialectal Finnish hahmo, haamo, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. Other cognates include Erzya чама (čama, “face”), Moksha шама (šama, “face”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑːmu/, [ˈhɑ̝ːmu]
* Rhymes: -ɑːmu
* Hyphenation: haa‧mu

### Noun

haamu
* ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)
    Synonyms: aave, kummitus
    kalpea kuin haamu ― pale as a ghost
* faint or poorly visible shape or figure
* shadow (imperfect and faint representation)
    Synonym: varjo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of haamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
haamuni
haamuni
accusative
nom.
haamuni
haamuni
gen.
haamuni
genitive
haamuni
haamujeni
partitive
haamuani
haamujani
inessive
haamussani
haamuissani
elative
haamustani
haamuistani
illative
haamuuni
haamuihini
adessive
haamullani
haamuillani
ablative
haamultani
haamuiltani
allative
haamulleni
haamuilleni
essive
haamunani
haamuinani
translative
haamukseni
haamuikseni
abessive
haamuttani
haamuittani
instructive
comitative
—haamuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
haamusi
haamusi
accusative
nom.
haamusi
haamusi
gen.
haamusi
genitive
haamusi
haamujesi
partitive
haamuasi
haamujasi
inessive
haamussasi
haamuissasi
elative
haamustasi
haamuistasi
illative
haamuusi
haamuihisi
adessive
haamullasi
haamuillasi
ablative
haamultasi
haamuiltasi
allative
haamullesi
haamuillesi
essive
haamunasi
haamuinasi
translative
haamuksesi
haamuiksesi
abessive
haamuttasi
haamuittasi
instructive
comitative
—haamuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
haamumme
haamumme
accusative
nom.
haamumme
haamumme
gen.
haamumme
genitive
haamumme
haamujemme
partitive
haamuamme
haamujamme
inessive
haamussamme
haamuissamme
elative
haamustamme
haamuistamme
illative
haamuumme
haamuihimme
adessive
haamullamme
haamuillamme
ablative
haamultamme
haamuiltamme
allative
haamullemme
haamuillemme
essive
haamunamme
haamuinamme
translative
haamuksemme
haamuiksemme
abessive
haamuttamme
haamuittamme
instructive
comitative
—haamuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
haamunne
haamunne
accusative
nom.
haamunne
haamunne
gen.
haamunne
genitive
haamunne
haamujenne
partitive
haamuanne
haamujanne
inessive
haamussanne
haamuissanne
elative
haamustanne
haamuistanne
illative
haamuunne
haamuihinne
adessive
haamullanne
haamuillanne
ablative
haamultanne
haamuiltanne
allative
haamullenne
haamuillenne
essive
haamunanne
haamuinanne
translative
haamuksenne
haamuiksenne
abessive
haamuttanne
haamuittanne
instructive
comitative
—haamuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
haamunsa
haamunsa
accusative
nom.
haamunsa
haamunsa
gen.
haamunsa
genitive
haamunsa
haamujensa
partitive
haamuaan haamuansa
haamujaan haamujansa
inessive
haamussaan haamussansa
haamuissaan haamuissansa
elative
haamustaan haamustansa
haamuistaan haamuistansa
illative
haamuunsa
haamuihinsa
adessive
haamullaan haamullansa
haamuillaan haamuillansa
ablative
haamultaan haamultansa
haamuiltaan haamuiltansa
allative
haamulleen haamullensa
haamuilleen haamuillensa
essive
haamunaan haamunansa
haamuinaan haamuinansa
translative
haamukseen haamuksensa
haamuikseen haamuiksensa
abessive
haamuttaan haamuttansa
haamuittaan haamuittansa
instructive
comitative
—haamuineen haamuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* haamuasiakas
* haamukipu
* haamukirjoittaja
* haamukuva
* haamumaali
* haamumaileri
* haamumaili
* haamuneliö
* haamunimi
* haamunuotti
* haamupelastus
* haamupotilas
* haamuraja
* haamusärky
* haamutorjunta
* haamuverkko
* haamuviiva

#### Descendants

* Kven: haamu

### Further reading

* “haamu”, 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

### Anagrams

* hamua, uhmaa

## Kven

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### Etymology

From Finnish haamu (“ghost spirit; shadow”), from Proto-Finnic *haamu, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Cognate with Karelian huamu, Votic aamo, Finnish hahmo, Erzya чама (čama, “face”) and Moksha шама (šama, “face”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑːmu/
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* Rhymes: -ɑːmu
* Hyphenation: haa‧mu

### Noun

haamu (genitive haamun, partitive haamuu)
* a form, shape, figure (especially one that is poorly seen.) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
* a ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)
* (grammar) a form (a grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.)
** 2010 October 29, Liisa Koivulehto, “Kainu-norja ja norja-kainu nettisanakirja lanseerattu”, in Ruijan Kaiku‎, page 2:Tämä kirja oon erilainen sillä ette tässä ei ole taivutettui haamui, Trond Trosterud sannoo.This book is different because it does not have any inflected forms, Trond Trosterud says.

#### Declension

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#### Synonyms

* (form, shape): formu, kaava
* (ghost): kummitus

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