-mo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"
English
Etymology
From Latin ending and apparent suffix of cardinal numbers.
Suffix
-mo
- (paper, printing) Used to form page and book sizes.
Derived terms
terms formed using -mo
- sixmo, 6mo
- twelvemo, 12mo
- sixteenmo, 16mo
- eighteenmo, 18mo
- twenty-fourmo, 24mo
- thirty-twomo, 32mo
- forty-eightmo, 48mo
- sixty-fourmo, 64mo
Anagrams
- O&M, O.M., OM, om
Czech
Suffix
-mo
- Used to form adverbs from verbs.
- snožit + -mo → snožmo
- rozkročit + -mo → rozkročmo
- jezdit + -mo → jízdmo
- Used to form adverbs from collective numerals.
- dvoje + -mo → dvojmo
- troje + -mo → trojmo
- Used to form adverbs from nouns.
- kůň + -mo → koňmo
Derived terms
Czech terms suffixed with -mo
Further reading
- -mo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Finnish
Alternative forms
- -imo
Etymology
From earlier -ma-i, from -ma + -i.
Suffix
-mo (front vowel harmony variant -mö)
- Forms nouns from verbs, indicating a place where the action is performed; -ery.
- korjata (“to repair”) + -mo → korjaamo (“repair shop”)
- leipoa (“to bake”) + -mo → leipomo (“bakery”)
- Forms flower names.
- kärsä (“snout”) + -mo → kärsämö (“yarrow”)
- tähti (“star”) + -mo → tähtimö (“starwort”)
Usage notes
Attached to the strong stem. A preceding -e- becomes -i-.
Declension
| Inflection of -mo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -mo | -mot | |
| genitive | -mon | -mojen -moiden -moitten | |
| partitive | -moa | -moja -moita | |
| illative | -moon | -moihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -mo | -mot | |
| accusative | nom. | -mo | -mot |
| gen. | -mon | ||
| genitive | -mon | -mojen -moiden -moitten | |
| partitive | -moa | -moja -moita | |
| inessive | -mossa | -moissa | |
| elative | -mosta | -moista | |
| illative | -moon | -moihin | |
| adessive | -molla | -moilla | |
| ablative | -molta | -moilta | |
| allative | -molle | -moille | |
| essive | -mona | -moina | |
| translative | -moksi | -moiksi | |
| instructive | — | -moin | |
| abessive | -motta | -moitta | |
| comitative | — | -moineen | |
| Possessive forms of -mo (type palvelu) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | -moni | -momme |
| 2nd person | -mosi | -monne |
| 3rd person | -monsa | |
Derived terms
Finnish terms suffixed with -mo
Makasar
Enclitic
-mo (Lontara spelling ᨆᨚ)
- perfective aspect marker
Related terms
- -ma'
- -mako
- -mi
- -maki'
- -makang
Ojibwe
Final
-mo
- speak
Usage notes
Used with a noun base to mean speaks the language of
Derived terms
- anishinaabemo
- bwaanimo
- ojibwemo
- wemitigoozhiimo
- zhaaganaashiimo
See also
- gaagiigido
- -gido
- ikido
- izhi
- -we
- -wewid
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/mo-final
Ottawa
Final
-mo
- speak
References
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 395
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьmo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: mo
Suffix
-mo n
- (obsolete) Forms neuter nouns
- pisać + -mo → pismo
Declension
Declension of -mo
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -mo | -ma |
| genitive | -ma | -em |
| dative | -mu | -mom |
| accusative | -mo | -ma |
| instrumental | -mem | -mami |
| locative | -mie | -mach |
| vocative | -mo | -ma |
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -mo
Further reading
- -mo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -mo in Polish dictionaries at PWN