asema

Finnish

Etymology

From the same root as asettaa; √ase- + -ma.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧se‧ma
  • IPA(key): [ˈɑsemɑ]

Noun

asema

  1. state, position, situation
    Olen sellaisessa asemassa, että en voi kritisoida presidenttiä julkisesti.
    I am in such a position that I can not criticize the president publicly.
  2. status (person’s position or standing relative to that of others)
    Upseerin rouvalla on kunnioitettu asema varuskuntakaupungissa.
    The wife of an officer has a respected status in a garrison town.
  3. station
    rautatieasema
    railway station
  4. (military) post
  5. (computing) drive

Declension

Inflection of asema (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative asema asemat
genitive aseman asemien
partitive asemaa asemia
illative asemaan asemiin
singular plural
nominative asema asemat
accusative nom. asema asemat
gen. aseman
genitive aseman asemien
asemainrare
partitive asemaa asemia
inessive asemassa asemissa
elative asemasta asemista
illative asemaan asemiin
adessive asemalla asemilla
ablative asemalta asemilta
allative asemalle asemille
essive asemana asemina
translative asemaksi asemiksi
instructive asemin
abessive asematta asemitta
comitative asemineen

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Equivalent to ase + -man. Perhaps borrowed from or influenced by another creole language, cf Saramaccan azéma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈse.ma/

Noun

asema

  1. A vampire who has the appearance of an elderly person during the day and hides his or her skin at night when out for blood.
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