vimm

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic. Cognate with Finnish vimma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvimː/, [ˈvimː]

Noun

vimm (genitive vimma, partitive vimma)

  1. grudge, enmity, rancor
    Tal on minu vastu vana vimm
    S/he has an old grudge against me.

Declension
Declension of vimm (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative vimm vimmad
genitive vimma vimmade
partitive vimma vimmi
vimmasid
illative vimma
vimmasse		 vimmadesse
vimmisse
inessive vimmas vimmades
vimmis
elative vimmast vimmadest
vimmist
allative vimmale vimmadele
vimmile
adessive vimmal vimmadel
vimmil
ablative vimmalt vimmadelt
vimmilt
translative vimmaks vimmadeks
vimmiks
terminative vimmani vimmadeni
essive vimmana vimmadena
abessive vimmata vimmadeta
comitative vimmaga vimmadega
Notes

    1) The long illative singular form with -sse is rarely used for this declension type.

Further reading
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “vimm”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • vimm in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • vimm in Sõnaveeb
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