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almu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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almu

  1. alms
    almujen antaminenalmsgiving

Declension

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Inflection of almu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative almu almut
genitive almun almujen
partitive almua almuja
illative almuun almuihin
singular plural
nominative almu almut
accusative nom. almu almut
gen. almun
genitive almun almujen
partitive almua almuja
inessive almussa almuissa
elative almusta almuista
illative almuun almuihin
adessive almulla almuilla
ablative almulta almuilta
allative almulle almuille
essive almuna almuina
translative almuksi almuiksi
abessive almutta almuitta
instructive almuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of almu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative almuni almuni
accusative nom. almuni almuni
gen. almuni
genitive almuni almujeni
partitive almuani almujani
inessive almussani almuissani
elative almustani almuistani
illative almuuni almuihini
adessive almullani almuillani
ablative almultani almuiltani
allative almulleni almuilleni
essive almunani almuinani
translative almukseni almuikseni
abessive almuttani almuittani
instructive
comitative almuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative almusi almusi
accusative nom. almusi almusi
gen. almusi
genitive almusi almujesi
partitive almuasi almujasi
inessive almussasi almuissasi
elative almustasi almuistasi
illative almuusi almuihisi
adessive almullasi almuillasi
ablative almultasi almuiltasi
allative almullesi almuillesi
essive almunasi almuinasi
translative almuksesi almuiksesi
abessive almuttasi almuittasi
instructive
comitative almuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative almumme almumme
accusative nom. almumme almumme
gen. almumme
genitive almumme almujemme
partitive almuamme almujamme
inessive almussamme almuissamme
elative almustamme almuistamme
illative almuumme almuihimme
adessive almullamme almuillamme
ablative almultamme almuiltamme
allative almullemme almuillemme
essive almunamme almuinamme
translative almuksemme almuiksemme
abessive almuttamme almuittamme
instructive
comitative almuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative almunne almunne
accusative nom. almunne almunne
gen. almunne
genitive almunne almujenne
partitive almuanne almujanne
inessive almussanne almuissanne
elative almustanne almuistanne
illative almuunne almuihinne
adessive almullanne almuillanne
ablative almultanne almuiltanne
allative almullenne almuillenne
essive almunanne almuinanne
translative almuksenne almuiksenne
abessive almuttanne almuittanne
instructive
comitative almuinenne

References

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  1. ^ 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

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Tetelcingo Nahuatl

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Etymology

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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

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almu

  1. Almud, a unit of volume.

References

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  • 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