uoma

== Finnish == === Etymology === vuo +‎ -ma; the loss of v- may represent an archaism, or it may, as Kallio (2007) suggests, instead be a sign that the word was borrowed from Sami (such as Early Proto-Samic *ōm̀ã, later *vuomē, compare Northern Sami vuopmi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuo̯mɑ/, [ˈuo̞̯mɑ̝] Rhymes: -uomɑ Syllabification(key): uo‧ma Hyphenation(key): uo‧ma === Noun === uoma riverbed, channel, streambed (figuratively) normal state of affairs (used primarily in the expression asettua uomiinsa (“to settle down into normal state”)) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “uoma”, 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 4 July 2023