namo
See also: nǟmõ and Nam̧o
'Are'are
Noun
namo
- lake
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Gothic
Romanization
namō
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉
Hiri Motu
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.
Noun
namo
- mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
Lithuanian
Noun
namo m
- genitive singular of namas
Middle English
Etymology
no + mo
Adverb
namo
- No more (of discrete items, such as would be described by mo and fewer)
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologues”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], OCLC 230972125; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, OCLC 932884868:
- Ther was also a Reve and a Millere, / A Somnour and a Pardoner also, / A Maunciple, and myself - ther were namo.
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Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *namō.
Noun
namo m
- name
Inflection
Declension of namo
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | namo | namin |
| accusative | namin | namin |
| genitive | namin | namno |
| dative | namin | namon |
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: nāme
- Dutch: naam
- Limburgish: naam, naom
Further reading
- “namo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *namō, whence also Old Saxon namo and Old Dutch namo, Old English nama, Old Norse nafn, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō).
Noun
namo m
- name
- (grammar) noun
Declension
Declension of namo (masculine n-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | namo | namon |
| accusative | namon | namon |
| genitive | namen | namōno |
| dative | namen | namōm |
Derived terms
- selb namo (manuscript) / selb-namo (editions)
Descendants
- Middle High German: name
- Alemannic German: Naame
- Italian Walser: namä, noame, nomu, nàmund
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: nåm, name, naamo
- Mòcheno: nu'm
- Udinese: nome, nòmm, nome, nomat
- German: Name
- Luxembourgish: Numm
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: Naame
- Yiddish: נאָמען (nomen)
- Alemannic German: Naame
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *namō.
Noun
namo
- name
Declension
Declension of namo
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | namo | namon, namun, naman |
| accusative | namon, naman | namon, namun, naman |
| genitive | namen, naman, namon | namono, nomana |
| dative | namen, naman, namon | namon, namun |
| instrumental | — | — |
References
- Altsächsisches Elementarbuch (Germanische Bibliothek. I. Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher. I. Reihe: Grammatiken. Fünfter Band; 2nd ed., Heidelberg, 1921) by Dr. F. Holthausen; p. 246 "namo sw. M. Name.", cp. p. 106ff.
- Gerhard Köbler, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, (5. Auflage) 2014
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀦𑀫𑁄 (Brahmi script)
- नमो (Devanagari script)
- নমো (Bengali script)
- නමො (Sinhalese script)
- နမော or ၼမေႃ (Burmese script)
- นโม or นะโม (Thai script)
- ᨶᨾᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ນໂມ or ນະໂມ (Lao script)
- នមោ (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄟𑄮 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नमः (namaḥ). The Pali root is nam.
Particle
namo
- salutation
Usage notes
Used in formula namo + dative of person honoured.
Derived terms
- namassati (“to venerate”)
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “namo”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Tokelauan
Te namo.
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *namo. Cognates include Tuvaluan namo and Samoan namo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.mo/
- Hyphenation: na‧mo
Noun
namo
- lagoon
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 248