-bo

It correlates with the conjugation of the present active indicative forms as well as the present active subjunctive forms of the third conjugation:

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Original form	Derived form	1s	2s	3s	1p	2p	3p
Present active indicative (third conjugation)	Future active indicative	-bō	-bis	-bit	-bimus	-bitis	-bunt
Present active subjunctive	Imperfect active indicative	-bam	-bās	-bat	-bāmus	-bātis	-bant
Present passive indicative	Future passive indicative	-bor	-beris	-bitur	-bimur	-biminī	-buntur
Present passive subjunctive	Imperfect passive indicative	-bar	-bāris	-bātur	-bāmur	-bāminī	-bantur

Usage Notes

Some fourth conjugation verbs such as scīre used the -bō conjugation to construct the future without habēre (scībō, scībis, etc.), but switched to a similar pattern to the third conjugation (sciām, sciēs, etc.).

Livvi

Etymology

Presumably borrowed from Russian ибо (ibo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bo/

Suffix

-bo

Emphasises the suffixed word.
‎kui (“how?”) + ‎-bo → ‎kuibo (“how (indeed)?”)

‎mi (“what?”) + ‎-bo → ‎mibo (“what (then)?”)

Derived terms

Livvi terms suffixed with -bo

kuibo

References

Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 26

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Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbuː/, (uncommon, sometimes proscribed) /bʊ/

Suffix

-bo c

Used to form the names of residents or inhabitants of particular places, in particular towns/cities.
‎London (“London”) + ‎-bo → ‎Londonbo (“Londoner”)
(historical) synonym of bygd (“region; district”)

Usage notes

-bo will work in almost all cases; -are is more common for certain towns/cities. But also in those cases, -bo should be considered valid. Note that in some cases, typically when the name of the location is a compound word, the interfix -s- is inserted before -bo, e.g. Stockholmsbo.

-it is even less common, denoting a person with very strong bonds towards the town or city in question; someone who lived there all of his/her life, possibly even with ancestors who lived there too. Only a few towns/cities give rise to commonly used -it-forms, notably Malmö (malmöit).