umpi
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- (veterinary medicine) constipation. The expressions olla ummella (to have constipation) and tulla ummelle (to get constipated) may be used of humans, but they are becoming archaic in this sense.
- deep, untouched snow with no tracks
- (figuratively) insurmountable obstacle
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *umpi derived from Proto-Germanic *umbi (around, about, near, by).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*umbi
Gloss
around, about, near, by
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
近
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mieli Finnish
- ummehtua Finnish
- ummetus Finnish
- ummikko Finnish
- ummistaa Finnish
- umpeentua Finnish
- umpeuttaa Finnish
- umpeutua Finnish
- umpimielinen Finnish
- umpimielisesti Finnish
- umpinainen Finnish
- umpinaisesti Finnish
- umpinen Finnish
- umpio Finnish
- umpioida Finnish
- umpiovalaisin Finnish
- virtsa Finnish
- virtsaumpi Finnish
- *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂m̥bʰi Proto-Indo-European
- *jabai Proto-Germanic
- *umbi Proto-Germanic
- *umbi- Proto-Germanic
- om Norwegian Nynorsk
- ymb Old English
- ymb- Old English
- ymbe Old English
- ymbgān Old English
- ymbsettan Old English
- um Old Norse
- umb Old Norse
- umbi Old High German
- *umbi gmw-pro
- ümber Estonian
- umbi Old Dutch
- *umpi Proto-Finnic
- *ümpärik Proto-Finnic
- umbi Old Saxon
- umbi- Old Saxon
- *ompë Proto-Samic
- oppa Northern Sami
- umbe Old Frisian