silmu
See also: silmü
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈs̠ilmu]
- Rhymes: -ilmu
- Syllabification(key): sil‧mu
Declension
Inflection of silmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | silmu | silmut | |
genitive | silmun | silmujen | |
partitive | silmua | silmuja | |
illative | silmuun | silmuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | silmu | silmut | |
accusative | nom. | silmu | silmut |
gen. | silmun | ||
genitive | silmun | silmujen | |
partitive | silmua | silmuja | |
inessive | silmussa | silmuissa | |
elative | silmusta | silmuista | |
illative | silmuun | silmuihin | |
adessive | silmulla | silmuilla | |
ablative | silmulta | silmuilta | |
allative | silmulle | silmuille | |
essive | silmuna | silmuina | |
translative | silmuksi | silmuiksi | |
instructive | — | silmuin | |
abessive | silmutta | silmuitta | |
comitative | — | silmuineen |
Possessive forms of silmu (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | silmuni | silmumme |
2nd person | silmusi | silmunne |
3rd person | silmunsa |
Ingrian

Kaks silmua.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *silmu, equivalent to silmä (“eye”) + -u. Cognates include Finnish silmu and Estonian silmu.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈs̠iɫmŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈʃiɫmu]
- Rhymes: -ilmu
- Hyphenation: sil‧mu
Declension
Declension of silmu (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | silmu | silmut |
genitive | silmun | silmuin, silmuloin |
partitive | silmua | silmuja, silmuloja |
illative | silmuu | silmui, silmuloihe |
inessive | silmuus | silmuis, silmulois |
elative | silmust | silmuist, silmuloist |
allative | silmulle | silmuille, silmuloille |
adessive | silmuul | silmuil, silmuloil |
ablative | silmult | silmuilt, silmuloilt |
translative | silmuks | silmuiks, silmuloiks |
essive | silmunna, silmuun | silmuinna, silmuloinna, silmuin, silmuloin |
exessive1) | silmunt | silmuint, silmuloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 525
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *silmu.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈsiɫmu]
- Rhymes: -ilmu
- Hyphenation: sil‧mu
Inflection
Declension of silmu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | silmu | silmud |
genitive | silmu | silmuje, silmujõ, silmui |
partitive | silmua | silmuitõ, silmui |
illative | silmu, silmusõ | silmuje, silmujõ, silmuisõ |
inessive | silmuz | silmuiz |
elative | silmussõ | silmuissõ |
allative | silmulõ | silmuilõ |
adessive | silmullõ | silmuillõ |
ablative | silmultõ | silmuiltõ |
translative | silmussi | silmuissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “silmu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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