< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/himo
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
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Noun
*himo
- desire, wish, craving
Inflection
Inflection of *himo
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *himo | *himot | |
accusative | *himon | *himot | |
genitive | *himon | *himoden *himoiden | |
partitive | *himoda | *himoida | |
inessive | *himossa | *himoissa | |
elative | *himosta | *himoista | |
illative | *himohen | *himoihen | |
adessive | *himolla | *himoilla | |
ablative | *himolta | *himoilta | |
allative | *himolek | *himoilek | |
essive | *himona | *himoina | |
translative | *himoksi | *himoiksi | |
instructive | *himon | *himoin | |
comitative | *himonek | *himoinek | |
abessive | *himokta | *himoikta |
Descendants
- Estonian: himu
- Finnish: himo
- → Northern Sami: hipmu
- Ingrian: himo
- Karelian: himo
- Livonian: imū
- Livvi: himo
- Ludian: himo
- Veps: himo
- Võro: himo
- Votic: imo
Further reading
- himu in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN