# sumea
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sumëda. Cognates include Estonian sume, Ludian sume, Livvi sumeh and Votic sumõtia. Likely related to sumu (“fog”); possibly equivalent to sumu + -ea.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsumeɑ/, [ˈs̠ume̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -umeɑ
* Hyphenation: su‧mea

### Adjective

sumea (comparative sumeampi, superlative sumein)
* fuzzy, blurry, indistinct
    sumea logiikka ― fuzzy logic
* (colloquial) dim, thick, unintelligent

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sumea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sumeani
sumeani
accusative
nom.
sumeani
sumeani
gen.
sumeani
genitive
sumeani
sumeideni sumeitteni sumeaini $^{rare}$
partitive
sumeaani sumeatani
sumeitani
inessive
sumeassani
sumeissani
elative
sumeastani
sumeistani
illative
sumeaani
sumeisiini sumeihini
adessive
sumeallani
sumeillani
ablative
sumealtani
sumeiltani
allative
sumealleni
sumeilleni
essive
sumeanani
sumeinani
translative
sumeakseni
sumeikseni
abessive
sumeattani
sumeittani
instructive
comitative
—sumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sumeasi
sumeasi
accusative
nom.
sumeasi
sumeasi
gen.
sumeasi
genitive
sumeasi
sumeidesi sumeittesi sumeaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
sumeaasi sumeatasi
sumeitasi
inessive
sumeassasi
sumeissasi
elative
sumeastasi
sumeistasi
illative
sumeaasi
sumeisiisi sumeihisi
adessive
sumeallasi
sumeillasi
ablative
sumealtasi
sumeiltasi
allative
sumeallesi
sumeillesi
essive
sumeanasi
sumeinasi
translative
sumeaksesi
sumeiksesi
abessive
sumeattasi
sumeittasi
instructive
comitative
—sumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sumeamme
sumeamme
accusative
nom.
sumeamme
sumeamme
gen.
sumeamme
genitive
sumeamme
sumeidemme sumeittemme sumeaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
sumeaamme sumeatamme
sumeitamme
inessive
sumeassamme
sumeissamme
elative
sumeastamme
sumeistamme
illative
sumeaamme
sumeisiimme sumeihimme
adessive
sumeallamme
sumeillamme
ablative
sumealtamme
sumeiltamme
allative
sumeallemme
sumeillemme
essive
sumeanamme
sumeinamme
translative
sumeaksemme
sumeiksemme
abessive
sumeattamme
sumeittamme
instructive
comitative
—sumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sumeanne
sumeanne
accusative
nom.
sumeanne
sumeanne
gen.
sumeanne
genitive
sumeanne
sumeidenne sumeittenne sumeainne $^{rare}$
partitive
sumeaanne sumeatanne
sumeitanne
inessive
sumeassanne
sumeissanne
elative
sumeastanne
sumeistanne
illative
sumeaanne
sumeisiinne sumeihinne
adessive
sumeallanne
sumeillanne
ablative
sumealtanne
sumeiltanne
allative
sumeallenne
sumeillenne
essive
sumeananne
sumeinanne
translative
sumeaksenne
sumeiksenne
abessive
sumeattanne
sumeittanne
instructive
comitative
—sumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sumeansa
sumeansa
accusative
nom.
sumeansa
sumeansa
gen.
sumeansa
genitive
sumeansa
sumeidensa sumeittensa sumeainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
sumeataan sumeaansa sumeatansa
sumeitaan sumeitansa
inessive
sumeassaan sumeassansa
sumeissaan sumeissansa
elative
sumeastaan sumeastansa
sumeistaan sumeistansa
illative
sumeaansa
sumeisiinsa sumeihinsa
adessive
sumeallaan sumeallansa
sumeillaan sumeillansa
ablative
sumealtaan sumealtansa
sumeiltaan sumeiltansa
allative
sumealleen sumeallensa
sumeilleen sumeillensa
essive
sumeanaan sumeanansa
sumeinaan sumeinansa
translative
sumeakseen sumeaksensa
sumeikseen sumeiksensa
abessive
sumeattaan sumeattansa
sumeittaan sumeittansa
instructive
comitative
—sumeineen sumeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sumeasti
* sumeilla
* sumentaa
* sumeta
* sumeus
* ylisummaan

#### See also

* sumu (“fog, mist”)

### Further reading

* “sumea”, 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 2023-07-03