masmalo

Finnish

Etymology

masma- +‎ -lo; possibly related to Northern Sami muošmi (“meat between the thigh and ribs of a reindeer”) (< Proto-Samic *muošmē?, possibly < common proto-form *maśma, but uncertain). The Samic word has been proposed to be borrowed from Pre-Germanic *moms-mo- (compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍉 (mammō, “flesh”)).

masmalo means "(animal) groin" and "bag, pouch, bundle" in dialects (with semantic development probably from the former to the latter). The plant sense is probably from Elias Lönnrot's Flora Fennica (1860), but the reason for its adoption is unclear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsmɑlo/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠mɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑsmɑlo
• Hyphenation^(key): mas‧ma‧lo

Noun

masmalo

1. kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
2. any plant of the genus Anthyllis
3. (in the plural) the genus Anthyllis

Declension

Inflection of masmalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		masmalo	masmalot
genitive		masmalon	masmalojen masmaloiden masmaloitten
partitive		masmaloa	masmaloja masmaloita
illative		masmaloon	masmaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		masmalo	masmalot
accusative	nom.	masmalo	masmalot
	gen.	masmalon
genitive		masmalon	masmalojen masmaloiden masmaloitten
partitive		masmaloa	masmaloja masmaloita
inessive		masmalossa	masmaloissa
elative		masmalosta	masmaloista
illative		masmaloon	masmaloihin
adessive		masmalolla	masmaloilla
ablative		masmalolta	masmaloilta
allative		masmalolle	masmaloille
essive		masmalona	masmaloina
translative		masmaloksi	masmaloiksi
abessive		masmalotta	masmaloitta
instructive		—	masmaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of masmalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative masmaloni masmaloni accusative nom. masmaloni masmaloni gen. masmaloni genitive masmaloni masmalojeni masmaloideni masmaloitteni partitive masmaloani masmalojani masmaloitani inessive masmalossani masmaloissani elative masmalostani masmaloistani illative masmalooni masmaloihini adessive masmalollani masmaloillani ablative masmaloltani masmaloiltani allative masmalolleni masmaloilleni essive masmalonani masmaloinani translative masmalokseni masmaloikseni abessive masmalottani masmaloittani instructive — — comitative — masmaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative masmalosi masmalosi accusative nom. masmalosi masmalosi gen. masmalosi genitive masmalosi masmalojesi masmaloidesi masmaloittesi partitive masmaloasi masmalojasi masmaloitasi inessive masmalossasi masmaloissasi elative masmalostasi masmaloistasi illative masmaloosi masmaloihisi adessive masmalollasi masmaloillasi ablative masmaloltasi masmaloiltasi allative masmalollesi masmaloillesi essive masmalonasi masmaloinasi translative masmaloksesi masmaloiksesi abessive masmalottasi masmaloittasi instructive — — comitative — masmaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative masmalomme masmalomme accusative nom. masmalomme masmalomme gen. masmalomme genitive masmalomme masmalojemme masmaloidemme masmaloittemme partitive masmaloamme masmalojamme masmaloitamme inessive masmalossamme masmaloissamme elative masmalostamme masmaloistamme illative masmaloomme masmaloihimme adessive masmalollamme masmaloillamme ablative masmaloltamme masmaloiltamme allative masmalollemme masmaloillemme essive masmalonamme masmaloinamme translative masmaloksemme masmaloiksemme abessive masmalottamme masmaloittamme instructive — — comitative — masmaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative masmalonne masmalonne accusative nom. masmalonne masmalonne gen. masmalonne genitive masmalonne masmalojenne masmaloidenne masmaloittenne partitive masmaloanne masmalojanne masmaloitanne inessive masmalossanne masmaloissanne elative masmalostanne masmaloistanne illative masmaloonne masmaloihinne adessive masmalollanne masmaloillanne ablative masmaloltanne masmaloiltanne allative masmalollenne masmaloillenne essive masmalonanne masmaloinanne translative masmaloksenne masmaloiksenne abessive masmalottanne masmaloittanne instructive — — comitative — masmaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative masmalonsa masmalonsa accusative nom. masmalonsa masmalonsa gen. masmalonsa genitive masmalonsa masmalojensa masmaloidensa masmaloittensa partitive masmaloaan masmaloansa masmalojaan masmaloitaan masmalojansa masmaloitansa inessive masmalossaan masmalossansa masmaloissaan masmaloissansa elative masmalostaan masmalostansa masmaloistaan masmaloistansa illative masmaloonsa masmaloihinsa adessive masmalollaan masmalollansa masmaloillaan masmaloillansa ablative masmaloltaan masmaloltansa masmaloiltaan masmaloiltansa allative masmalolleen masmalollensa masmaloilleen masmaloillensa essive masmalonaan masmalonansa masmaloinaan masmaloinansa translative masmalokseen masmaloksensa masmaloikseen masmaloiksensa abessive masmalottaan masmalottansa masmaloittaan masmaloittansa instructive — — comitative — masmaloineen masmaloinensa

Further reading

• “masmalo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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