# rohmu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Proto-Finnic *rohmidak +‎ -u. Probably sound-symbolic

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrohmu/, [ˈro̞xmu]
* Rhymes: -ohmu
* Hyphenation: roh‧mu

### Noun

rohmu
* (derogatory) greedy hoarder
* one who possesses or takes a lot of something

#### Usage notes

Pejorative quality totally depends on context. Used a lot in compound pairs, e.g. pisterohmu (“credit hoarder; point hoarder”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rohmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rohmuni
rohmuni
accusative
nom.
rohmuni
rohmuni
gen.
rohmuni
genitive
rohmuni
rohmujeni
partitive
rohmuani
rohmujani
inessive
rohmussani
rohmuissani
elative
rohmustani
rohmuistani
illative
rohmuuni
rohmuihini
adessive
rohmullani
rohmuillani
ablative
rohmultani
rohmuiltani
allative
rohmulleni
rohmuilleni
essive
rohmunani
rohmuinani
translative
rohmukseni
rohmuikseni
abessive
rohmuttani
rohmuittani
instructive
comitative
—rohmuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rohmusi
rohmusi
accusative
nom.
rohmusi
rohmusi
gen.
rohmusi
genitive
rohmusi
rohmujesi
partitive
rohmuasi
rohmujasi
inessive
rohmussasi
rohmuissasi
elative
rohmustasi
rohmuistasi
illative
rohmuusi
rohmuihisi
adessive
rohmullasi
rohmuillasi
ablative
rohmultasi
rohmuiltasi
allative
rohmullesi
rohmuillesi
essive
rohmunasi
rohmuinasi
translative
rohmuksesi
rohmuiksesi
abessive
rohmuttasi
rohmuittasi
instructive
comitative
—rohmuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rohmumme
rohmumme
accusative
nom.
rohmumme
rohmumme
gen.
rohmumme
genitive
rohmumme
rohmujemme
partitive
rohmuamme
rohmujamme
inessive
rohmussamme
rohmuissamme
elative
rohmustamme
rohmuistamme
illative
rohmuumme
rohmuihimme
adessive
rohmullamme
rohmuillamme
ablative
rohmultamme
rohmuiltamme
allative
rohmullemme
rohmuillemme
essive
rohmunamme
rohmuinamme
translative
rohmuksemme
rohmuiksemme
abessive
rohmuttamme
rohmuittamme
instructive
comitative
—rohmuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rohmunne
rohmunne
accusative
nom.
rohmunne
rohmunne
gen.
rohmunne
genitive
rohmunne
rohmujenne
partitive
rohmuanne
rohmujanne
inessive
rohmussanne
rohmuissanne
elative
rohmustanne
rohmuistanne
illative
rohmuunne
rohmuihinne
adessive
rohmullanne
rohmuillanne
ablative
rohmultanne
rohmuiltanne
allative
rohmullenne
rohmuillenne
essive
rohmunanne
rohmuinanne
translative
rohmuksenne
rohmuiksenne
abessive
rohmuttanne
rohmuittanne
instructive
comitative
—rohmuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rohmunsa
rohmunsa
accusative
nom.
rohmunsa
rohmunsa
gen.
rohmunsa
genitive
rohmunsa
rohmujensa
partitive
rohmuaan rohmuansa
rohmujaan rohmujansa
inessive
rohmussaan rohmussansa
rohmuissaan rohmuissansa
elative
rohmustaan rohmustansa
rohmuistaan rohmuistansa
illative
rohmuunsa
rohmuihinsa
adessive
rohmullaan rohmullansa
rohmuillaan rohmuillansa
ablative
rohmultaan rohmultansa
rohmuiltaan rohmuiltansa
allative
rohmulleen rohmullensa
rohmuilleen rohmuillensa
essive
rohmunaan rohmunansa
rohmuinaan rohmuinansa
translative
rohmukseen rohmuksensa
rohmuikseen rohmuiksensa
abessive
rohmuttaan rohmuttansa
rohmuittaan rohmuittansa
instructive
comitative
—rohmuineen rohmuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* rohmuta
* rohmukuoriainen
* rohmutokko

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “rohmu”, 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