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-mo
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"
English
Etymology
From Latin ending and apparent suffix of cardinal numbers.
Suffix
-mo
- (paper, printing) Used to form page and book sizes.
Derived terms
terms formed using -mo
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech -mo, from Proto-Slavic *-mo.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mo (adverb-forming suffix)
- used to form adverbs from verbs
- used to form adverbs from collective numerals
- used to form adverbs from nouns
Derived terms
Further reading
- -mo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Suffix
-mo (front vowel harmony variant -mö, linguistic notation -mO)
- Forms nouns from verbs, indicating a place where the action is performed; -ery.
- Forms flower names.
Usage notes
Attached to the strong stem. A preceding -e- becomes -i-.
Declension
Derived terms
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Ilocano
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-mu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
-mo
- Second-person singular ergative enclitic pronoun; you
- Ilukatmo man ti tawa. ― Can you please open the window?
- Saludsodem no ania ti makan madamdama. ― (You) ask what the food is for later.
- Second-person singular possessive marker; your
- Nagpintas ti anakmo. ― Your child is beautiful.
- Napudot ti kapem. ― Your coffee is hot.
Usage notes
- When attached to verbs ending with the suffixes -en or -an, the n of the suffix is dropped and the enclitic (in the form -m) is attached.
- lutuen (“to cook”) + -m(o) → lutuem (“you cook”)
- dalusan (“to clean”) + -m(o) → dalusam (“you clean”)
- When attached to the enclitic -(e)n, the pronoun becomes -mon, even if the enclitic is in the form -m.
- Linutom ti manok? ― Did you cook the chicken?
- Linutomon ti manok? ― Have you already cooked the chicken?
- When attached to the negative adverb di, the pronoun retains its ending o despite di ending with a vowel.
- Dimo koma malipatan isuna. ― I hope you won't forget him/her.
See also
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Suffix
-mo (Lontara spelling ᨆᨚ)(enclitic)
- perfective aspect marker
Related terms
Ojibwe
Final
-mo
- speak
Usage notes
Used with a noun base to mean speaks the language of
Derived terms
- anishinaabemo
- bwaanimo
- ojibwemo
- wemitigoozhiimo
- zhaaganaashiimo
See also
- gaagiigido
- -gido
- ikido
- izhi
- -we
- -wewid
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/mo-final
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-mo.
Suffix
-mo n
Derived terms
Ottawa
Final
-mo
References
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 395
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *-ьmo
Polish -mo
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьmo.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mo n
Declension
Declension of -mo
Derived terms
Further reading
- -mo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Suffix
-mo
- mu class(XVIII) relative marker, wherein
- walimoingia ― where they entered
See also
For a full table including first and second person,
see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns
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