almu

Finnish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmu/, [ˈɑ̝lmu]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmu
• Syllabification^(key): al‧mu

Noun

almu

1. alms

   almujen antaminen ― almsgiving

Declension

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative almunsa almunsa accusative nom. almunsa almunsa gen. almunsa genitive almunsa almujensa partitive almuaan almuansa almujaan almujansa inessive almussaan almussansa almuissaan almuissansa elative almustaan almustansa almuistaan almuistansa illative almuunsa almuihinsa adessive almullaan almullansa almuillaan almuillansa ablative almultaan almultansa almuiltaan almuiltansa allative almulleen almullensa almuilleen almuillensa essive almunaan almunansa almuinaan almuinansa translative almukseen almuksensa almuikseen almuiksensa abessive almuttaan almuttansa almuittaan almuittansa instructive — — comitative — almuineen almuinensa

Further reading

• “almu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

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

almu

1. Almud, a unit of volume.

References

• 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