Finnish

Adjective

tumma ‎(comparative tummempi, superlative tummin)

1. dark (of colour)

   Hänellä on tumma tukka.

   She has dark hair.

2. dark-haired

   Naapurin jätkä seurustelee taas sen tumman tytön kanssa.

   The guy next door is dating the dark-haired girl again.

Usage notes

• The compound names of dark variants of a color are formed with genitive of tumma, other adjectives often with nominative, depending on the head word, e.g.:

tummankeltainen ‎(“dark yellow”)

tummaihoinen ‎(“dark-skinned”)

Declension

Antonyms

• vaalea

Derived terms

Compounds

Noun

tumma

1. Gypsy, Rom (person)

   Naapurin jätkän tyttökaveri vaikuttaa olevan tumma.

   The girlfriend of the guy next door appears to be a Gypsy.

   Tummat kruisasivat Mersullaan kylän halki.

   The Gypsies cruised through the town in their Mercedes Benz.

Declension

Synonyms

• mustalainen

Derived terms

• tummeta
• tummentaa
• tummentua
• tummuus

Anagrams

• ammut, mamut