almu

almu

Finnish

Etymology

Originally borrowed from Swedish almosa, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē), probably via New Testament (see etymology section for alms for more). The word, when borrowed, may have been interpreted as an adjective (compare -isa, adjective-forming suffix) and then subjected to a back-derivation.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmu/, [ˈɑlmu]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmu
• Syllabification^(key): al‧mu

Noun

almu

1. alms

   almujen antaminen ― almsgiving

Declension

Inflection of almu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		almu	almut
genitive		almun	almujen
partitive		almua	almuja
illative		almuun	almuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		almu	almut
accusative	nom.	almu	almut
	gen.	almun
genitive		almun	almujen
partitive		almua	almuja
inessive		almussa	almuissa
elative		almusta	almuista
illative		almuun	almuihin
adessive		almulla	almuilla
ablative		almulta	almuilta
allative		almulle	almuille
essive		almuna	almuina
translative		almuksi	almuiksi
instructive		—	almuin
abessive		almutta	almuitta
comitative		—	almuineen

Possessive forms of almu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	almuni	almumme
2nd person	almusi	almunne
3rd person	almunsa

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almú, variant of Spanish almud, from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ‎ (almúdd), from Arabic مُدّ‎ (mudd), from Latin modius.

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl almo̱n.

Noun

almu

1. Almud, a unit of volume.

References

• Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 107