Osmo

Finnish

Etymology

Taken from the Kalevala, a term for a young man, probably ultimately from osma (“wolverine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosmo/, [ˈo̞s̠mo̞]
• Rhymes: -osmo
• Syllabification^(key): Os‧mo

Proper noun

Osmo

1. a male given name
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 2:252-256:

     Eipä nouse Osmon ohra, / Ei kasva Kalevan kaura / Ilman maan alistamatta, / Ilman kasken kaatamatta, / Tuon tulella polttamatta.

     Osmo's barley willl not sprout / Nor the oats of Kaleva grow / Without clearing off the land, / Without cutting out a clearing, / Burning it all off with fire.

Declension

Inflection of Osmo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Osmo	Osmot
genitive		Osmon	Osmojen
partitive		Osmoa	Osmoja
illative		Osmoon	Osmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Osmo	Osmot
accusative	nom.	Osmo	Osmot
	gen.	Osmon
genitive		Osmon	Osmojen
partitive		Osmoa	Osmoja
inessive		Osmossa	Osmoissa
elative		Osmosta	Osmoista
illative		Osmoon	Osmoihin
adessive		Osmolla	Osmoilla
ablative		Osmolta	Osmoilta
allative		Osmolle	Osmoille
essive		Osmona	Osmoina
translative		Osmoksi	Osmoiksi
abessive		Osmotta	Osmoitta
instructive		—	Osmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Osmoni Osmoni accusative nom. Osmoni Osmoni gen. Osmoni genitive Osmoni Osmojeni partitive Osmoani Osmojani inessive Osmossani Osmoissani elative Osmostani Osmoistani illative Osmooni Osmoihini adessive Osmollani Osmoillani ablative Osmoltani Osmoiltani allative Osmolleni Osmoilleni essive Osmonani Osmoinani translative Osmokseni Osmoikseni abessive Osmottani Osmoittani instructive — — comitative — Osmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Osmosi Osmosi accusative nom. Osmosi Osmosi gen. Osmosi genitive Osmosi Osmojesi partitive Osmoasi Osmojasi inessive Osmossasi Osmoissasi elative Osmostasi Osmoistasi illative Osmoosi Osmoihisi adessive Osmollasi Osmoillasi ablative Osmoltasi Osmoiltasi allative Osmollesi Osmoillesi essive Osmonasi Osmoinasi translative Osmoksesi Osmoiksesi abessive Osmottasi Osmoittasi instructive — — comitative — Osmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Osmomme Osmomme accusative nom. Osmomme Osmomme gen. Osmomme genitive Osmomme Osmojemme partitive Osmoamme Osmojamme inessive Osmossamme Osmoissamme elative Osmostamme Osmoistamme illative Osmoomme Osmoihimme adessive Osmollamme Osmoillamme ablative Osmoltamme Osmoiltamme allative Osmollemme Osmoillemme essive Osmonamme Osmoinamme translative Osmoksemme Osmoiksemme abessive Osmottamme Osmoittamme instructive — — comitative — Osmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Osmonne Osmonne accusative nom. Osmonne Osmonne gen. Osmonne genitive Osmonne Osmojenne partitive Osmoanne Osmojanne inessive Osmossanne Osmoissanne elative Osmostanne Osmoistanne illative Osmoonne Osmoihinne adessive Osmollanne Osmoillanne ablative Osmoltanne Osmoiltanne allative Osmollenne Osmoillenne essive Osmonanne Osmoinanne translative Osmoksenne Osmoiksenne abessive Osmottanne Osmoittanne instructive — — comitative — Osmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Osmonsa Osmonsa accusative nom. Osmonsa Osmonsa gen. Osmonsa genitive Osmonsa Osmojensa partitive Osmoaan Osmoansa Osmojaan Osmojansa inessive Osmossaan Osmossansa Osmoissaan Osmoissansa elative Osmostaan Osmostansa Osmoistaan Osmoistansa illative Osmoonsa Osmoihinsa adessive Osmollaan Osmollansa Osmoillaan Osmoillansa ablative Osmoltaan Osmoltansa Osmoiltaan Osmoiltansa allative Osmolleen Osmollensa Osmoilleen Osmoillensa essive Osmonaan Osmonansa Osmoinaan Osmoinansa translative Osmokseen Osmoksensa Osmoikseen Osmoiksensa abessive Osmottaan Osmottansa Osmoittaan Osmoittansa instructive — — comitative — Osmoineen Osmoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• osmonsolmu

 

Statistics

• Osmo is the 131^st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,859 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,492 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Galician

Etymology

Documented as Osamo in 1158. A Celtic place name, from Proto-Celtic *uxsamo- (“the uppermost”), from Proto-Celtic *owxs- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-, "high") + Proto-Celtic *-samo-, a superlative suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔsmo̝/

Proper noun

Osmo m

1. A parish of Cenlle, Ourense, Galicia

Related terms

• Osma