silmu

See also: silmü

Finnish

Etymology

silmä +‎ -u

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈs̠ilmu]
  • Rhymes: -ilmu
  • Syllabification(key): sil‧mu

Noun

silmu

  1. bud of a leaf.
  2. (rare) lamprey

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
instructive — silmuin
abessive silmutta silmuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of silmu (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative silmuni silmuni
accusative nom. silmuni silmuni
gen. silmuni
genitive silmuni silmujeni
partitive silmuani silmujani
inessive silmussani silmuissani
elative silmustani silmuistani
illative silmuuni silmuihini
adessive silmullani silmuillani
ablative silmultani silmuiltani
allative silmulleni silmuilleni
essive silmunani silmuinani
translative silmukseni silmuikseni
instructive — —
abessive silmuttani silmuittani
comitative — silmuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative silmusi silmusi
accusative nom. silmusi silmusi
gen. silmusi
genitive silmusi silmujesi
partitive silmuasi silmujasi
inessive silmussasi silmuissasi
elative silmustasi silmuistasi
illative silmuusi silmuihisi
adessive silmullasi silmuillasi
ablative silmultasi silmuiltasi
allative silmullesi silmuillesi
essive silmunasi silmuinasi
translative silmuksesi silmuiksesi
instructive — —
abessive silmuttasi silmuittasi
comitative — silmuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative silmumme silmumme
accusative nom. silmumme silmumme
gen. silmumme
genitive silmumme silmujemme
partitive silmuamme silmujamme
inessive silmussamme silmuissamme
elative silmustamme silmuistamme
illative silmuumme silmuihimme
adessive silmullamme silmuillamme
ablative silmultamme silmuiltamme
allative silmullemme silmuillemme
essive silmunamme silmuinamme
translative silmuksemme silmuiksemme
instructive — —
abessive silmuttamme silmuittamme
comitative — silmuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative silmunne silmunne
accusative nom. silmunne silmunne
gen. silmunne
genitive silmunne silmujenne
partitive silmuanne silmujanne
inessive silmussanne silmuissanne
elative silmustanne silmuistanne
illative silmuunne silmuihinne
adessive silmullanne silmuillanne
ablative silmultanne silmuiltanne
allative silmullenne silmuillenne
essive silmunanne silmuinanne
translative silmuksenne silmuiksenne
instructive — —
abessive silmuttanne silmuittanne
comitative — silmuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative silmunsa silmunsa
accusative nom. silmunsa silmunsa
gen. silmunsa
genitive silmunsa silmujensa
partitive silmuaan
silmuansa		 silmujaan
silmujansa
inessive silmussaan
silmussansa		 silmuissaan
silmuissansa
elative silmustaan
silmustansa		 silmuistaan
silmuistansa
illative silmuunsa silmuihinsa
adessive silmullaan
silmullansa		 silmuillaan
silmuillansa
ablative silmultaan
silmultansa		 silmuiltaan
silmuiltansa
allative silmulleen
silmullensa		 silmuilleen
silmuillensa
essive silmunaan
silmunansa		 silmuinaan
silmuinansa
translative silmukseen
silmuksensa		 silmuikseen
silmuiksensa
instructive — —
abessive silmuttaan
silmuttansa		 silmuittaan
silmuittansa
comitative — silmuineen
silmuinensa

Derived terms

Ingrian
Kaks silmua.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *silmu, equivalent to silmä (“eye”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish silmu and Estonian silmu.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈs̠iɫmŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈʃiɫmu]
  • Rhymes: -ilmu
  • Hyphenation: sil‧mu

Noun

silmu

  1. lamprey

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
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsilmu/, [ˈsiɫmu]
  • Rhymes: -ilmu
  • Hyphenation: sil‧mu

Noun

silmu

  1. lamprey

Inflection
Declension of silmu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative silmu silmud
genitive silmu silmuje, silmujõ, silmui
partitive silmua silmuitõ, silmui
illative silmu, silmusõ silmuje, silmujõ, 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 or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “silmu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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