lumipesu

Finnish

Etymology

lumi (“snow”) +‎ pesu (“wash”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlumiˌpesu/, [ˈlumiˌpe̞s̠u]
• Rhymes: -esu
• Syllabification^(key): lu‧mi‧pe‧su

Noun

lumipesu

1. Act of cleansing something by rubbing it with snow.
2. Act of abuse in which someone rubs the face of another person with snow, chiefly practiced between children who participate in a snowfight, or as an act of bullying.

Declension

Inflection of lumipesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		lumipesu	lumipesut
genitive		lumipesun	lumipesujen
partitive		lumipesua	lumipesuja
illative		lumipesuun	lumipesuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lumipesu	lumipesut
accusative	nom.	lumipesu	lumipesut
	gen.	lumipesun
genitive		lumipesun	lumipesujen
partitive		lumipesua	lumipesuja
inessive		lumipesussa	lumipesuissa
elative		lumipesusta	lumipesuista
illative		lumipesuun	lumipesuihin
adessive		lumipesulla	lumipesuilla
ablative		lumipesulta	lumipesuilta
allative		lumipesulle	lumipesuille
essive		lumipesuna	lumipesuina
translative		lumipesuksi	lumipesuiksi
abessive		lumipesutta	lumipesuitta
instructive		—	lumipesuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lumipesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lumipesuni lumipesuni accusative nom. lumipesuni lumipesuni gen. lumipesuni genitive lumipesuni lumipesujeni partitive lumipesuani lumipesujani inessive lumipesussani lumipesuissani elative lumipesustani lumipesuistani illative lumipesuuni lumipesuihini adessive lumipesullani lumipesuillani ablative lumipesultani lumipesuiltani allative lumipesulleni lumipesuilleni essive lumipesunani lumipesuinani translative lumipesukseni lumipesuikseni abessive lumipesuttani lumipesuittani instructive — — comitative — lumipesuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lumipesusi lumipesusi accusative nom. lumipesusi lumipesusi gen. lumipesusi genitive lumipesusi lumipesujesi partitive lumipesuasi lumipesujasi inessive lumipesussasi lumipesuissasi elative lumipesustasi lumipesuistasi illative lumipesuusi lumipesuihisi adessive lumipesullasi lumipesuillasi ablative lumipesultasi lumipesuiltasi allative lumipesullesi lumipesuillesi essive lumipesunasi lumipesuinasi translative lumipesuksesi lumipesuiksesi abessive lumipesuttasi lumipesuittasi instructive — — comitative — lumipesuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lumipesumme lumipesumme accusative nom. lumipesumme lumipesumme gen. lumipesumme genitive lumipesumme lumipesujemme partitive lumipesuamme lumipesujamme inessive lumipesussamme lumipesuissamme elative lumipesustamme lumipesuistamme illative lumipesuumme lumipesuihimme adessive lumipesullamme lumipesuillamme ablative lumipesultamme lumipesuiltamme allative lumipesullemme lumipesuillemme essive lumipesunamme lumipesuinamme translative lumipesuksemme lumipesuiksemme abessive lumipesuttamme lumipesuittamme instructive — — comitative — lumipesuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lumipesunne lumipesunne accusative nom. lumipesunne lumipesunne gen. lumipesunne genitive lumipesunne lumipesujenne partitive lumipesuanne lumipesujanne inessive lumipesussanne lumipesuissanne elative lumipesustanne lumipesuistanne illative lumipesuunne lumipesuihinne adessive lumipesullanne lumipesuillanne ablative lumipesultanne lumipesuiltanne allative lumipesullenne lumipesuillenne essive lumipesunanne lumipesuinanne translative lumipesuksenne lumipesuiksenne abessive lumipesuttanne lumipesuittanne instructive — — comitative — lumipesuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lumipesunsa lumipesunsa accusative nom. lumipesunsa lumipesunsa gen. lumipesunsa genitive lumipesunsa lumipesujensa partitive lumipesuaan lumipesuansa lumipesujaan lumipesujansa inessive lumipesussaan lumipesussansa lumipesuissaan lumipesuissansa elative lumipesustaan lumipesustansa lumipesuistaan lumipesuistansa illative lumipesuunsa lumipesuihinsa adessive lumipesullaan lumipesullansa lumipesuillaan lumipesuillansa ablative lumipesultaan lumipesultansa lumipesuiltaan lumipesuiltansa allative lumipesulleen lumipesullensa lumipesuilleen lumipesuillensa essive lumipesunaan lumipesunansa lumipesuinaan lumipesuinansa translative lumipesukseen lumipesuksensa lumipesuikseen lumipesuiksensa abessive lumipesuttaan lumipesuttansa lumipesuittaan lumipesuittansa instructive — — comitative — lumipesuineen lumipesuinensa

Further reading

• “lumipesu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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