kolme

See also: kolmé and kolmë

Estonian

Numeral

kolme

  1. inflection of kolm:
    1. genitive singular
    2. partitive singular
    3. illative singular
    Synonym: kolmesse

Finnish

Finnish numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: kolme
    Colloquial counting form: koo, kol
    Ordinal: kolmas
    Colloquial ordinal: kolkki (regional)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3., 3:s
    Digit name: kolmonen
    Adverbial: kolmesti, kolmasti
    Multiplier: kolminkertainen
    Distributive: kolmittain
    Fractional: kolmasosa, kolmannes

Alternative forms

  • kolome (dialectal, pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolmë(t), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolme. Cognates include Estonian kolm, Erzya колмо (kolmo), Northern Khanty хәԯум (həłum), Northern Mansi хӯрум (hūrum) and Hungarian három.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkolme(ˣ)/, [ˈko̞lme̞(ʔ)]
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  • Rhymes: -olme
  • Syllabification(key): kol‧me
  • Hyphenation(key): kol‧me

Numeral

kolme

  1. three

Usage notes

  • See Appendix:Finnish numbers

Declension

Inflection is the same as type ovi (7) but with the nominative singular ending in -e rather than -i. Equivalently, it is nalle (8) for the singular forms and ovi (7) for the plural forms. However, in the ordinal form kolmas and the second possible multiplicative singular form kolmasti (*), the -e- is replaced with an -a- (see the ordinal form for more information).

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Karelian

Regional variants of kolme
North Karelian
(Viena)
kolme
South Karelian
(Tver)
kolme
Karelian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : kolme
    Ordinal : kolmaš

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolmë(t). Cognates include Finnish kolme and Estonian kolm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkolme/
  • Hyphenation: kol‧me

Numeral

kolme

  1. three

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994), “kolme”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
  • P. M. Zaykov (1999), Грамматика Карельского языка (фонетика и морфология) [Grammar of the Karelian language (phonetics and morphology)], →ISBN, page 52

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolmë(t).

Numeral

kolme

  1. three

Declension

Declension of kolme (type 2b/lesk, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kolme kolmed
genitive kolmen kolmiden
partitive kolmed kolmid
essive kolmen kolmin
instructive kolmin
inessive kolmes kolmiš
elative kolmespiä kolmišpiä
illative kolmeh kolmihe
adessive kolmel kolmil
ablative kolmelpiä kolmilpiä
allative kolmele kolmile
abessive kolmeta kolmita
prolative kolmeči kolmiči
translative kolmeks kolmikš
additive kolmehpiä kolmihepiä
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

  • M. Pahomov (2022), Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ[2], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN