# riemu
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëëmu. Cognates include Karelian riemu and Estonian rõõm. Further etymology unclear, but possibly a sound-symbolic word related to remu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrie̯mu/, [ˈrie̞̯mu]
* Rhymes: -iemu
* Hyphenation: rie‧mu

### Noun

riemu
* joy, elation, glee
* (in some compounds) jubilee
    riemutohtori ― jubilee doctor, golden doctor (honorary title for a person who has held an academic doctorate for 50 years)
    riemuvuosi ― jubilee (year)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of riemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riemuni
riemuni
accusative
nom.
riemuni
riemuni
gen.
riemuni
genitive
riemuni
riemujeni
partitive
riemuani
riemujani
inessive
riemussani
riemuissani
elative
riemustani
riemuistani
illative
riemuuni
riemuihini
adessive
riemullani
riemuillani
ablative
riemultani
riemuiltani
allative
riemulleni
riemuilleni
essive
riemunani
riemuinani
translative
riemukseni
riemuikseni
abessive
riemuttani
riemuittani
instructive
comitative
—riemuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riemusi
riemusi
accusative
nom.
riemusi
riemusi
gen.
riemusi
genitive
riemusi
riemujesi
partitive
riemuasi
riemujasi
inessive
riemussasi
riemuissasi
elative
riemustasi
riemuistasi
illative
riemuusi
riemuihisi
adessive
riemullasi
riemuillasi
ablative
riemultasi
riemuiltasi
allative
riemullesi
riemuillesi
essive
riemunasi
riemuinasi
translative
riemuksesi
riemuiksesi
abessive
riemuttasi
riemuittasi
instructive
comitative
—riemuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riemumme
riemumme
accusative
nom.
riemumme
riemumme
gen.
riemumme
genitive
riemumme
riemujemme
partitive
riemuamme
riemujamme
inessive
riemussamme
riemuissamme
elative
riemustamme
riemuistamme
illative
riemuumme
riemuihimme
adessive
riemullamme
riemuillamme
ablative
riemultamme
riemuiltamme
allative
riemullemme
riemuillemme
essive
riemunamme
riemuinamme
translative
riemuksemme
riemuiksemme
abessive
riemuttamme
riemuittamme
instructive
comitative
—riemuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riemunne
riemunne
accusative
nom.
riemunne
riemunne
gen.
riemunne
genitive
riemunne
riemujenne
partitive
riemuanne
riemujanne
inessive
riemussanne
riemuissanne
elative
riemustanne
riemuistanne
illative
riemuunne
riemuihinne
adessive
riemullanne
riemuillanne
ablative
riemultanne
riemuiltanne
allative
riemullenne
riemuillenne
essive
riemunanne
riemuinanne
translative
riemuksenne
riemuiksenne
abessive
riemuttanne
riemuittanne
instructive
comitative
—riemuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
riemunsa
riemunsa
accusative
nom.
riemunsa
riemunsa
gen.
riemunsa
genitive
riemunsa
riemujensa
partitive
riemuaan riemuansa
riemujaan riemujansa
inessive
riemussaan riemussansa
riemuissaan riemuissansa
elative
riemustaan riemustansa
riemuistaan riemuistansa
illative
riemuunsa
riemuihinsa
adessive
riemullaan riemullansa
riemuillaan riemuillansa
ablative
riemultaan riemultansa
riemuiltaan riemuiltansa
allative
riemulleen riemullensa
riemuilleen riemuillensa
essive
riemunaan riemunansa
riemuinaan riemuinansa
translative
riemukseen riemuksensa
riemuikseen riemuiksensa
abessive
riemuttaan riemuttansa
riemuittaan riemuittansa
instructive
comitative
—riemuineen riemuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* riemas
* riemuinen
* riemuisa
* riemuita
* riemukas
* riemullinen
* riemuhuuto
* riemujuhla
* riemukaari
* riemukulku
* riemukulkue
* riemulaulu
* riemumaisteri
* riemumieli
* riemunkirjava
* riemuntunne
* riemurasia
* riemurinnoin
* riemusaatto
* riemutohtori
* riemuvoitto
* riemuylioppilas
* voitonriemu

#### Related terms

* riemuita
* riemuisa
* riemukas

### References

* ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “riemu”, 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