Elmo
See also: elmo
English
Etymology
From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar.
- By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛlmoʊ/
Proper noun
Elmo
- A male given name from Italian.
- 1996 Chay Yew, A Language of Their Own, Two Plays, Grove/Atlantic Inc.:
- MING. About his name. Oscar. Asians always pick out the most curious and most discarded English names from books and TV. Like Cornelius. Elmo. Wellington.
- 1996 Chay Yew, A Language of Their Own, Two Plays, Grove/Atlantic Inc.:
- A city in Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Texas.
- A town in Utah.
- An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Translations
Estonian
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelmo/, [ˈe̞lmo̞]
- Rhymes: -elmo
- Syllabification(key): El‧mo
Declension
| Inflection of Elmo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Elmo | Elmot | |
| genitive | Elmon | Elmojen | |
| partitive | Elmoa | Elmoja | |
| illative | Elmoon | Elmoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Elmo | Elmot | |
| accusative | nom. | Elmo | Elmot |
| gen. | Elmon | ||
| genitive | Elmon | Elmojen | |
| partitive | Elmoa | Elmoja | |
| inessive | Elmossa | Elmoissa | |
| elative | Elmosta | Elmoista | |
| illative | Elmoon | Elmoihin | |
| adessive | Elmolla | Elmoilla | |
| ablative | Elmolta | Elmoilta | |
| allative | Elmolle | Elmoille | |
| essive | Elmona | Elmoina | |
| translative | Elmoksi | Elmoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Elmoin | |
| abessive | Elmotta | Elmoitta | |
| comitative | — | Elmoineen | |
| Possessive forms of Elmo (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Elmoni | Elmomme |
| 2nd person | Elmosi | Elmonne |
| 3rd person | Elmonsa | |
German
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