Finnish
Etymology
Taken from the Kalevala, a term for a young man, probably ultimately from osma (“wolverine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈosmo/, [ˈo̞s̠mo̞]
- Rhymes: -osmo
- Syllabification(key): Os‧mo
- Hyphenation(key): Os‧mo
Proper noun
Osmo
- a male given name
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 2:252-256:
Eipä nouse Osmon ohra, / Ei kasva Kalevan kaura / Ilman maan alistamatta, / Ilman kasken kaatamatta, / Tuon tulella polttamatta.- Osmo's barley willl not sprout / Nor the oats of Kaleva grow / Without clearing off the land, / Without cutting out a clearing, / Burning it all off with fire.
Declension
| Inflection of Osmo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Osmo
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Osmot
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| genitive
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Osmon
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Osmojen
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| partitive
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Osmoa
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Osmoja
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| illative
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Osmoon
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Osmoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Osmo
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Osmot
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| accusative
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nom.
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Osmo
|
Osmot
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| gen.
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Osmon
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| genitive
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Osmon
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Osmojen
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| partitive
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Osmoa
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Osmoja
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| inessive
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Osmossa
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Osmoissa
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| elative
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Osmosta
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Osmoista
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| illative
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Osmoon
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Osmoihin
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| adessive
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Osmolla
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Osmoilla
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| ablative
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Osmolta
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Osmoilta
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| allative
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Osmolle
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Osmoille
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| essive
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Osmona
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Osmoina
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| translative
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Osmoksi
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Osmoiksi
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| abessive
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Osmotta
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Osmoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Osmoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Osmoni
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Osmoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Osmoni
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Osmoni
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| gen.
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Osmoni
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| genitive
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Osmoni
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Osmojeni
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| partitive
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Osmoani
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Osmojani
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| inessive
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Osmossani
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Osmoissani
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| elative
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Osmostani
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Osmoistani
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| illative
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Osmooni
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Osmoihini
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| adessive
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Osmollani
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Osmoillani
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| ablative
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Osmoltani
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Osmoiltani
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| allative
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Osmolleni
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Osmoilleni
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| essive
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Osmonani
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Osmoinani
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| translative
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Osmokseni
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Osmoikseni
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| abessive
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Osmottani
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Osmoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Osmoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Osmosi
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Osmosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Osmosi
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Osmosi
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| gen.
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Osmosi
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| genitive
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Osmosi
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Osmojesi
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| partitive
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Osmoasi
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Osmojasi
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| inessive
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Osmossasi
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Osmoissasi
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| elative
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Osmostasi
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Osmoistasi
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| illative
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Osmoosi
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Osmoihisi
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| adessive
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Osmollasi
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Osmoillasi
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| ablative
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Osmoltasi
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Osmoiltasi
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| allative
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Osmollesi
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Osmoillesi
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| essive
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Osmonasi
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Osmoinasi
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| translative
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Osmoksesi
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Osmoiksesi
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| abessive
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Osmottasi
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Osmoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Osmoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Osmomme
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Osmomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Osmomme
|
Osmomme
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| gen.
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Osmomme
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| genitive
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Osmomme
|
Osmojemme
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| partitive
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Osmoamme
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Osmojamme
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| inessive
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Osmossamme
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Osmoissamme
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| elative
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Osmostamme
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Osmoistamme
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| illative
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Osmoomme
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Osmoihimme
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| adessive
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Osmollamme
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Osmoillamme
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| ablative
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Osmoltamme
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Osmoiltamme
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| allative
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Osmollemme
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Osmoillemme
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| essive
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Osmonamme
|
Osmoinamme
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| translative
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Osmoksemme
|
Osmoiksemme
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| abessive
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Osmottamme
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Osmoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Osmoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Osmonne
|
Osmonne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Osmonne
|
Osmonne
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| gen.
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Osmonne
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| genitive
|
Osmonne
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Osmojenne
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| partitive
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Osmoanne
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Osmojanne
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| inessive
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Osmossanne
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Osmoissanne
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| elative
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Osmostanne
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Osmoistanne
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| illative
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Osmoonne
|
Osmoihinne
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| adessive
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Osmollanne
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Osmoillanne
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| ablative
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Osmoltanne
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Osmoiltanne
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| allative
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Osmollenne
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Osmoillenne
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| essive
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Osmonanne
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Osmoinanne
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| translative
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Osmoksenne
|
Osmoiksenne
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| abessive
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Osmottanne
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Osmoittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Osmoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Osmonsa
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Osmonsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Osmonsa
|
Osmonsa
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| gen.
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Osmonsa
|
| genitive
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Osmonsa
|
Osmojensa
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| partitive
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Osmoaan
Osmoansa
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Osmojaan
Osmojansa
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| inessive
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Osmossaan
Osmossansa
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Osmoissaan
Osmoissansa
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| elative
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Osmostaan
Osmostansa
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Osmoistaan
Osmoistansa
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| illative
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Osmoonsa
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Osmoihinsa
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| adessive
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Osmollaan
Osmollansa
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Osmoillaan
Osmoillansa
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| ablative
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Osmoltaan
Osmoltansa
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Osmoiltaan
Osmoiltansa
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| allative
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Osmolleen
Osmollensa
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Osmoilleen
Osmoillensa
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| essive
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Osmonaan
Osmonansa
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Osmoinaan
Osmoinansa
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| translative
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Osmokseen
Osmoksensa
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Osmoikseen
Osmoiksensa
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| abessive
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Osmottaan
Osmottansa
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Osmoittaan
Osmoittansa
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Osmoineen
Osmoinensa
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Derived terms
Statistics
- Osmo is the 131st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,859 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,492 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Galician
Etymology
Documented as Osamo in 1158. A Celtic place name, from Proto-Celtic *uxsamo- (“the uppermost”), from Proto-Celtic *owxs- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-, "high") + Proto-Celtic *-samo-, a superlative suffix.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Osmo m
- a parish of Cenlle, Ourense, Galicia
References