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ihme.

marvel, wonder, prodigy (something that causes amazement or awe)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈihmeˣ/[ˈiçme̞(ʔ)]
  1. marvel, wonder, prodigy (something that causes amazement or awe)

    Maailman seitsemän ihmettä
  2. marvel, wonder, prodigy (something that causes amazement or awe) wonder (something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable)

    Idea oli niin hullu, että on ihme, että kukaan lähti siihen mukaan.
  3. marvel, wonder, prodigy (something that causes amazement or awe) miracle (event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin)

    miraakkelinäytelmä
    Monet uskonnolliset uskomukset perustuvat ihmeisiin.
  4. marvel, wonder, prodigy (something that causes amazement or awe) miracle (fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it)

    Sinun ruokatottumuksillasi ei ole ihme, että lihot. Tarvitaan ihme, jotta laihtuisit.
  5. marvel, wonder, prodigy (something that causes amazement or awe) miracle (awesome and exceptional example of something)

    Avaruusmatkailu on insinööritaidon ihme.
  6. in the world, on earth (used for emphasis after an interrogative)

    mikä ihme
    mitä ihmettä
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *imeh (compare Estonian ime, Votic ime, Karelian imeh), derived from Proto-Uralic *jemä (compare Northern Sami amas, Northern Khanty йєм (jêm, “prohibited; sacred”)).

adj/ˈihmeˣ/[ˈiçme̞(ʔ)]
  1. strange, weird (thing)

    colloquial · indeclinable
    Ihme juttu - en ole nähnyt häntä viikkoihin.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *imeh (compare Estonian ime, Votic ime, Karelian imeh), derived from Proto-Uralic *jemä (compare Northern Sami amas, Northern Khanty йєм (jêm, “prohibited; sacred”)).

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