Finnish
Etymology
Possibly ultimately from a vernacular variant of Klemetti (Klemi, Lemi).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlemu/, [ˈle̞mu]
- Rhymes: -emu
- Syllabification(key): Le‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): Le‧mu
Proper noun
Lemu
- A former municipality in Southwest Finland; now part of Masku.
- A village in the municipality of Masku.
Declension
| Inflection of Lemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Lemu
|
—
|
| genitive
|
Lemun
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lemua
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lemuun
|
—
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lemu
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lemu
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lemun
|
| genitive
|
Lemun
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lemua
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lemussa
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lemusta
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lemuun
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lemulla
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lemulta
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lemulle
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lemuna
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lemuksi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lemutta
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lemuni
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lemuni
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lemuni
|
| genitive
|
Lemuni
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lemuani
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lemussani
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lemustani
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lemuuni
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lemullani
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lemultani
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lemulleni
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lemunani
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lemukseni
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lemuttani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lemusi
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lemusi
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lemusi
|
| genitive
|
Lemusi
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lemuasi
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lemussasi
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lemustasi
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lemuusi
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lemullasi
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lemultasi
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lemullesi
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lemunasi
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lemuksesi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lemuttasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lemumme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lemumme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lemumme
|
| genitive
|
Lemumme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lemuamme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lemussamme
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lemustamme
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lemuumme
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lemullamme
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lemultamme
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lemullemme
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lemunamme
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lemuksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lemuttamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lemunne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lemunne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lemunne
|
| genitive
|
Lemunne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lemuanne
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lemussanne
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lemustanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lemuunne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lemullanne
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lemultanne
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lemullenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lemunanne
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lemuksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lemuttanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lemunsa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lemunsa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lemunsa
|
| genitive
|
Lemunsa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lemuaan
Lemuansa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lemussaan
Lemussansa
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lemustaan
Lemustansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lemuunsa
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lemullaan
Lemullansa
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lemultaan
Lemultansa
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lemulleen
Lemullensa
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lemunaan
Lemunansa
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lemukseen
Lemuksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lemuttaan
Lemuttansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
|
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lemu" is Lemussa.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN