-mo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

English

Etymology

From Latin ending and apparent suffix of cardinal numbers.

Suffix

-mo

  1. (paper, printing) Used to form page and book sizes.

Derived terms

Anagrams


Czech

Suffix

-mo

  1. Used to form adverbs from verbs.
    snožit + -mosnožmo
    rozkročit + -morozkročmo
    jezdit + -mojízdmo
  2. Used to form adverbs from collective numerals.
    dvoje + -modvojmo
    troje + -motrojmo
  3. Used to form adverbs from nouns.
    kůň + -mokoňmo

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -mo

Further reading

  • -mo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier -ma-i, from -ma + -i.

Suffix

-mo (front vowel harmony variant -mö)

  1. Forms nouns from verbs, indicating a place where the action is performed; -ery.
    korjata (to repair) + -mokorjaamo (repair shop)
    leipoa (to bake) + -moleipomo (bakery)
  2. Forms flower names.
    kärsä (snout) + -mokärsämö (yarrow)
    tähti (star) + -motähtimö (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)

  1. perfective aspect marker

Ojibwe

Final

-mo

  1. speak

Usage notes

Used with a noun base to mean speaks the language of

Derived terms

See also

References


Ottawa

Final

-mo

  1. 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:
  • Syllabification: mo

Suffix

-mo n

  1. (obsolete) Forms neuter nouns
    pisać + -mopismo

Declension

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
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