Simo

See also: Simó, simo, and ŝimo

English

Proper noun

Simo

1. A municipality of Lapland, Finland

Translations

municipality

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 锡莫 (Xīmò)

• Finnish: Simo (fi)
• Swedish: Simo n

Anagrams

• IMOs, Isom, MOIs, OISM, miso, miso-, omis

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimo/, [ˈs̠imo̞]
• Rhymes: -imo
• Hyphenation^(key): Si‧mo

Etymology 1

Medieval vernacular form of biblical Simon and Simeon.

Proper noun

Simo

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Simo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Simo	Simot
genitive		Simon	Simojen
partitive		Simoa	Simoja
illative		Simoon	Simoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Simo	Simot
accusative	nom.	Simo	Simot
	gen.	Simon
genitive		Simon	Simojen
partitive		Simoa	Simoja
inessive		Simossa	Simoissa
elative		Simosta	Simoista
illative		Simoon	Simoihin
adessive		Simolla	Simoilla
ablative		Simolta	Simoilta
allative		Simolle	Simoille
essive		Simona	Simoina
translative		Simoksi	Simoiksi
abessive		Simotta	Simoitta
instructive		—	Simoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Simo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simoni Simoni accusative nom. Simoni Simoni gen. Simoni genitive Simoni Simojeni partitive Simoani Simojani inessive Simossani Simoissani elative Simostani Simoistani illative Simooni Simoihini adessive Simollani Simoillani ablative Simoltani Simoiltani allative Simolleni Simoilleni essive Simonani Simoinani translative Simokseni Simoikseni abessive Simottani Simoittani instructive — — comitative — Simoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simosi Simosi accusative nom. Simosi Simosi gen. Simosi genitive Simosi Simojesi partitive Simoasi Simojasi inessive Simossasi Simoissasi elative Simostasi Simoistasi illative Simoosi Simoihisi adessive Simollasi Simoillasi ablative Simoltasi Simoiltasi allative Simollesi Simoillesi essive Simonasi Simoinasi translative Simoksesi Simoiksesi abessive Simottasi Simoittasi instructive — — comitative — Simoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simomme Simomme accusative nom. Simomme Simomme gen. Simomme genitive Simomme Simojemme partitive Simoamme Simojamme inessive Simossamme Simoissamme elative Simostamme Simoistamme illative Simoomme Simoihimme adessive Simollamme Simoillamme ablative Simoltamme Simoiltamme allative Simollemme Simoillemme essive Simonamme Simoinamme translative Simoksemme Simoiksemme abessive Simottamme Simoittamme instructive — — comitative — Simoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simonne Simonne accusative nom. Simonne Simonne gen. Simonne genitive Simonne Simojenne partitive Simoanne Simojanne inessive Simossanne Simoissanne elative Simostanne Simoistanne illative Simoonne Simoihinne adessive Simollanne Simoillanne ablative Simoltanne Simoiltanne allative Simollenne Simoillenne essive Simonanne Simoinanne translative Simoksenne Simoiksenne abessive Simottanne Simoittanne instructive — — comitative — Simoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Simonsa Simonsa accusative nom. Simonsa Simonsa gen. Simonsa genitive Simonsa Simojensa partitive Simoaan Simoansa Simojaan Simojansa inessive Simossaan Simossansa Simoissaan Simoissansa elative Simostaan Simostansa Simoistaan Simoistansa illative Simoonsa Simoihinsa adessive Simollaan Simollansa Simoillaan Simoillansa ablative Simoltaan Simoltansa Simoiltaan Simoiltansa allative Simolleen Simollensa Simoilleen Simoillensa essive Simonaan Simonansa Simoinaan Simoinansa translative Simokseen Simoksensa Simoikseen Simoiksensa abessive Simottaan Simottansa Simoittaan Simoittansa instructive — — comitative — Simoineen Simoinensa

Derived terms

• Simola
• Simonen

 

compounds

• Simonaho
• Simonkylä
• Simontaival

 

Related terms

• (surnames) Similä, Simola, Simonen, Simpanen, Simula

Statistics

• Simo is the 82^nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 8,507 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,824 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

Named after the lake Simojärvi. Possibly ultimately from dialectal Russian шима (šima, “tip”), or from Sami.

Proper noun

Simo

1. (uncountable) Simo (municipality of Lapland, Finland)

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Simo" is Simossa.

Inflection of Simo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Simo	Simot
genitive		Simon	Simojen
partitive		Simoa	Simoja
illative		Simoon	Simoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Simo	Simot
accusative	nom.	Simo	Simot
	gen.	Simon
genitive		Simon	Simojen
partitive		Simoa	Simoja
inessive		Simossa	Simoissa
elative		Simosta	Simoista
illative		Simoon	Simoihin
adessive		Simolla	Simoilla
ablative		Simolta	Simoilta
allative		Simolle	Simoille
essive		Simona	Simoina
translative		Simoksi	Simoiksi
abessive		Simotta	Simoitta
instructive		—	Simoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Simo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simoni Simoni accusative nom. Simoni Simoni gen. Simoni genitive Simoni Simojeni partitive Simoani Simojani inessive Simossani Simoissani elative Simostani Simoistani illative Simooni Simoihini adessive Simollani Simoillani ablative Simoltani Simoiltani allative Simolleni Simoilleni essive Simonani Simoinani translative Simokseni Simoikseni abessive Simottani Simoittani instructive — — comitative — Simoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Simosi Simosi accusative nom. Simosi Simosi gen. Simosi genitive Simosi Simojesi partitive Simoasi Simojasi inessive Simossasi Simoissasi elative Simostasi Simoistasi illative Simoosi Simoihisi adessive Simollasi Simoillasi ablative Simoltasi Simoiltasi allative Simollesi Simoillesi essive Simonasi Simoinasi translative Simoksesi Simoiksesi abessive Simottasi Simoittasi instructive — — comitative — Simoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simomme Simomme accusative nom. Simomme Simomme gen. Simomme genitive Simomme Simojemme partitive Simoamme Simojamme inessive Simossamme Simoissamme elative Simostamme Simoistamme illative Simoomme Simoihimme adessive Simollamme Simoillamme ablative Simoltamme Simoiltamme allative Simollemme Simoillemme essive Simonamme Simoinamme translative Simoksemme Simoiksemme abessive Simottamme Simoittamme instructive — — comitative — Simoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Simonne Simonne accusative nom. Simonne Simonne gen. Simonne genitive Simonne Simojenne partitive Simoanne Simojanne inessive Simossanne Simoissanne elative Simostanne Simoistanne illative Simoonne Simoihinne adessive Simollanne Simoillanne ablative Simoltanne Simoiltanne allative Simollenne Simoillenne essive Simonanne Simoinanne translative Simoksenne Simoiksenne abessive Simottanne Simoittanne instructive — — comitative — Simoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Simonsa Simonsa accusative nom. Simonsa Simonsa gen. Simonsa genitive Simonsa Simojensa partitive Simoaan Simoansa Simojaan Simojansa inessive Simossaan Simossansa Simoissaan Simoissansa elative Simostaan Simostansa Simoistaan Simoistansa illative Simoonsa Simoihinsa adessive Simollaan Simollansa Simoillaan Simoillansa ablative Simoltaan Simoltansa Simoiltaan Simoiltansa allative Simolleen Simollensa Simoilleen Simoillensa essive Simonaan Simonansa Simoinaan Simoinansa translative Simokseen Simoksensa Simoikseen Simoiksensa abessive Simottaan Simottansa Simoittaan Simoittansa instructive — — comitative — Simoineen Simoinensa

Derived terms

• simolainen

 

compounds

• Simojoki

 

Anagrams

• Ismo

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.moː/, [ˈs̠ɪmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mo/, [ˈsiːmo]

Proper noun

Simō m sg (genitive Simōnis); third declension

1. a male given name, character in the play Mostellaria of Plautus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Simō
genitive	Simōnis
dative	Simōnī
accusative	Simōnem
ablative	Simōne
vocative	Simō

References

• “Sĭmo²”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• 2 Sĭmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “1,443/3”
• “Simō²” on page 1,764/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Σίμος (Símos).

Proper noun

Simo m (genitive/dative lui Simo)

1. a surname from Greek

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică