Finnish
Etymology
Originally borrowed from Swedish almosa, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē), probably via New Testament (see etymology section for alms for more). The word, when borrowed, may have been interpreted as an adjective (compare -isa, adjective-forming suffix) and then subjected to a back-derivation.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlmu/, [ˈɑ̝lmu]
- Rhymes: -ɑlmu
- Syllabification(key): al‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): al‧mu
Noun
almu
- alms
- almujen antaminen ― almsgiving
Declension
| Inflection of almu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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almu
|
almut
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| genitive
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almun
|
almujen
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| partitive
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almua
|
almuja
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| illative
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almuun
|
almuihin
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
almu
|
almut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
almu
|
almut
|
| gen.
|
almun
|
| genitive
|
almun
|
almujen
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| partitive
|
almua
|
almuja
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| inessive
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almussa
|
almuissa
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| elative
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almusta
|
almuista
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| illative
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almuun
|
almuihin
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| adessive
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almulla
|
almuilla
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| ablative
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almulta
|
almuilta
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| allative
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almulle
|
almuille
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| essive
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almuna
|
almuina
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| translative
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almuksi
|
almuiksi
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| abessive
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almutta
|
almuitta
|
| instructive
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—
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almuin
|
| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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almuni
|
almuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
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almuni
|
almuni
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| gen.
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almuni
|
| genitive
|
almuni
|
almujeni
|
| partitive
|
almuani
|
almujani
|
| inessive
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almussani
|
almuissani
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| elative
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almustani
|
almuistani
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| illative
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almuuni
|
almuihini
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| adessive
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almullani
|
almuillani
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| ablative
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almultani
|
almuiltani
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| allative
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almulleni
|
almuilleni
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| essive
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almunani
|
almuinani
|
| translative
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almukseni
|
almuikseni
|
| abessive
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almuttani
|
almuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
almuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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almusi
|
almusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
almusi
|
almusi
|
| gen.
|
almusi
|
| genitive
|
almusi
|
almujesi
|
| partitive
|
almuasi
|
almujasi
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| inessive
|
almussasi
|
almuissasi
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| elative
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almustasi
|
almuistasi
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| illative
|
almuusi
|
almuihisi
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| adessive
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almullasi
|
almuillasi
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| ablative
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almultasi
|
almuiltasi
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| allative
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almullesi
|
almuillesi
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| essive
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almunasi
|
almuinasi
|
| translative
|
almuksesi
|
almuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
almuttasi
|
almuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
almuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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almumme
|
almumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
almumme
|
almumme
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| gen.
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almumme
|
| genitive
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almumme
|
almujemme
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| partitive
|
almuamme
|
almujamme
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| inessive
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almussamme
|
almuissamme
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| elative
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almustamme
|
almuistamme
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| illative
|
almuumme
|
almuihimme
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| adessive
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almullamme
|
almuillamme
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| ablative
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almultamme
|
almuiltamme
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| allative
|
almullemme
|
almuillemme
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| essive
|
almunamme
|
almuinamme
|
| translative
|
almuksemme
|
almuiksemme
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| abessive
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almuttamme
|
almuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
almuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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almunne
|
almunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
almunne
|
almunne
|
| gen.
|
almunne
|
| genitive
|
almunne
|
almujenne
|
| partitive
|
almuanne
|
almujanne
|
| inessive
|
almussanne
|
almuissanne
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| elative
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almustanne
|
almuistanne
|
| illative
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almuunne
|
almuihinne
|
| adessive
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almullanne
|
almuillanne
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| ablative
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almultanne
|
almuiltanne
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| allative
|
almullenne
|
almuillenne
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| essive
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almunanne
|
almuinanne
|
| translative
|
almuksenne
|
almuiksenne
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| abessive
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almuttanne
|
almuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
almuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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almunsa
|
almunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
almunsa
|
almunsa
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| gen.
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almunsa
|
| genitive
|
almunsa
|
almujensa
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| partitive
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almuaan
almuansa
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almujaan
almujansa
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| inessive
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almussaan
almussansa
|
almuissaan
almuissansa
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| elative
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almustaan
almustansa
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almuistaan
almuistansa
|
| illative
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almuunsa
|
almuihinsa
|
| adessive
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almullaan
almullansa
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almuillaan
almuillansa
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| ablative
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almultaan
almultansa
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almuiltaan
almuiltansa
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| allative
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almulleen
almullensa
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almuilleen
almuillensa
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| essive
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almunaan
almunansa
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almuinaan
almuinansa
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| translative
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almukseen
almuksensa
|
almuikseen
almuiksensa
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| abessive
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almuttaan
almuttansa
|
almuittaan
almuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
almuineen
almuinensa
|
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References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish almú, variant of Spanish almud, from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (almúdd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), from Latin modius.
Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl almo̱n.
Noun
almu
- Almud, a unit of volume.
References
- Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 107