silmu
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Kaks silmua.
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
silmu
Declension
| Inflection of silmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | silmu | silmut | |
| genitive | silmun | silmujen | |
| partitive | silmua | silmuja | |
| illative | silmuun | silmuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | silmu | silmut | |
| accusative | nom. | silmu | silmut |
| gen. | silmun | ||
| genitive | silmun | silmujen | |
| partitive | silmua | silmuja | |
| inessive | silmussa | silmuissa | |
| elative | silmusta | silmuista | |
| illative | silmuun | silmuihin | |
| adessive | silmulla | silmuilla | |
| ablative | silmulta | silmuilta | |
| allative | silmulle | silmuille | |
| essive | silmuna | silmuina | |
| translative | silmuksi | silmuiksi | |
| abessive | silmutta | silmuitta | |
| instructive | — | silmuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “silmu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *silmu, equivalent to silmä (“eye”) + -u. Cognates include Finnish silmu and Estonian silmu.
Pronunciation
Noun
silmu
Declension
| Declension of silmu (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | silmu | silmut |
| genitive | silmun | silmuin, silmuloin |
| partitive | silmua | silmuja, silmuloja |
| illative | silmuu | silmui, silmuloihe |
| inessive | silmuus | silmuis, silmulois |
| elative | silmust | silmuist, silmuloist |
| allative | silmulle | silmuille, silmuloille |
| adessive | silmuul | silmuil, silmuloil |
| ablative | silmult | silmuilt, silmuloilt |
| translative | silmuks | silmuiks, silmuloiks |
| essive | silmunna, silmuun | silmuinna, silmuloinna, silmuin, silmuloin |
| exessive1) | silmunt | silmuint, silmuloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 525
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *silmu.
Pronunciation
Noun
silmu
Inflection
| Declension of silmu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | silmu | silmud |
| genitive | silmu | silmujõ, silmui |
| partitive | silmua | silmuitõ, silmui |
| illative | silmusõ, silmu | silmuisõ |
| inessive | silmuz | silmuiz |
| elative | silmussõ | silmuissõ |
| allative | silmulõ | silmuilõ |
| adessive | silmullõ | silmuillõ |
| ablative | silmultõ | silmuiltõ |
| translative | silmussi | silmuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “silmu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn