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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/armo
 | This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Either derived as *arma- + *-o, or a separate borrowing from Proto-Germanic [Term?], whence Old Norse arma.
Noun
*armo
- mercy, pity
- love
Inflection
Inflection of *armo
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *armo | *armot | |
| accusative | *armon | *armot | |
| genitive | *armon | *armoden *armoiden | |
| partitive | *armoda | *armoida | |
| inessive | *armossa *armohna | *armoissa *armoihna | |
| elative | *armosta | *armoista | |
| illative | *armohen | *armoihen | |
| adessive | *armolla | *armoilla | |
| ablative | *armolta | *armoilta | |
| allative | *armolen *armolek | *armoilen *armoilek | |
| essive | *armona | *armoina | |
| translative | *armoksi | *armoiksi | |
| instructive | *armon | *armoin | |
| comitative | *armonek | *armoinek | |
| abessive | *armotta | *armoitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: arm
- Finnish: armo
- → Inari Sami: ármu
- → Northern Sami: árbmu
- Ingrian: armo
- Karelian: armo
- Livonian: arm
- Livvi: armo
- Veps: armod
- Võro: arm
- Votic: armo
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “armo”, in 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