# horsma
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *horma. Has many dialectal variants (e.g. horma, hormu, forsma). The intrusive -s- is unexplained. Also related to Karelian horma, the initial component in Veps hormhein and Estonian vorm (“meadowsweet”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhorsmɑ/, [ˈho̞r.s̠mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -orsmɑ
* Hyphenation: hors‧ma

### Noun

horsma
* willowherb (plant of the genus Epilobium)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of horsma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
horsmani
horsmani
accusative
nom.
horsmani
horsmani
gen.
horsmani
genitive
horsmani
horsmieni horsmaini $^{rare}$
partitive
horsmaani
horsmiani
inessive
horsmassani
horsmissani
elative
horsmastani
horsmistani
illative
horsmaani
horsmiini
adessive
horsmallani
horsmillani
ablative
horsmaltani
horsmiltani
allative
horsmalleni
horsmilleni
essive
horsmanani
horsminani
translative
horsmakseni
horsmikseni
abessive
horsmattani
horsmittani
instructive
comitative
—horsmineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
horsmasi
horsmasi
accusative
nom.
horsmasi
horsmasi
gen.
horsmasi
genitive
horsmasi
horsmiesi horsmaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
horsmaasi
horsmiasi
inessive
horsmassasi
horsmissasi
elative
horsmastasi
horsmistasi
illative
horsmaasi
horsmiisi
adessive
horsmallasi
horsmillasi
ablative
horsmaltasi
horsmiltasi
allative
horsmallesi
horsmillesi
essive
horsmanasi
horsminasi
translative
horsmaksesi
horsmiksesi
abessive
horsmattasi
horsmittasi
instructive
comitative
—horsminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
horsmamme
horsmamme
accusative
nom.
horsmamme
horsmamme
gen.
horsmamme
genitive
horsmamme
horsmiemme horsmaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
horsmaamme
horsmiamme
inessive
horsmassamme
horsmissamme
elative
horsmastamme
horsmistamme
illative
horsmaamme
horsmiimme
adessive
horsmallamme
horsmillamme
ablative
horsmaltamme
horsmiltamme
allative
horsmallemme
horsmillemme
essive
horsmanamme
horsminamme
translative
horsmaksemme
horsmiksemme
abessive
horsmattamme
horsmittamme
instructive
comitative
—horsminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
horsmanne
horsmanne
accusative
nom.
horsmanne
horsmanne
gen.
horsmanne
genitive
horsmanne
horsmienne horsmainne $^{rare}$
partitive
horsmaanne
horsmianne
inessive
horsmassanne
horsmissanne
elative
horsmastanne
horsmistanne
illative
horsmaanne
horsmiinne
adessive
horsmallanne
horsmillanne
ablative
horsmaltanne
horsmiltanne
allative
horsmallenne
horsmillenne
essive
horsmananne
horsminanne
translative
horsmaksenne
horsmiksenne
abessive
horsmattanne
horsmittanne
instructive
comitative
—horsminenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
horsmansa
horsmansa
accusative
nom.
horsmansa
horsmansa
gen.
horsmansa
genitive
horsmansa
horsmiensa horsmainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
horsmaansa
horsmiaan horsmiansa
inessive
horsmassaan horsmassansa
horsmissaan horsmissansa
elative
horsmastaan horsmastansa
horsmistaan horsmistansa
illative
horsmaansa
horsmiinsa
adessive
horsmallaan horsmallansa
horsmillaan horsmillansa
ablative
horsmaltaan horsmaltansa
horsmiltaan horsmiltansa
allative
horsmalleen horsmallensa
horsmilleen horsmillensa
essive
horsmanaan horsmanansa
horsminaan horsminansa
translative
horsmakseen horsmaksensa
horsmikseen horsmiksensa
abessive
horsmattaan horsmattansa
horsmittaan horsmittansa
instructive
comitative
—horsmineen horsminensa :

#### Derived terms

* horsmittua
* horsmakasvi
* horsmakiitäjä
* karvahorsma
* lehtohorsma
* maitohorsma
* mäkihorsma
* pohjanhorsma
* suohorsma
* turjanhorsma

### Further reading

* “horsma”, 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