suo

See also suō, suõ, suǒ, suò, šuo, ŝuo, and su'o

Catalan

Verb

suo

1. First-person singular present indicative form of suar.

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Finnish

(index su)

Etymology 1

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Unknown beyond Proto-Finnic *soo (compare Estonian soo), but possibly from Proto-Uralic *toxi (“lake”): irregular development *t → *s may have been motivated by avoidance of homonymy with the pronoun tuo.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [suo], [suɔ]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Hyphenation: suo

Noun

suo

1. swamp, bog, marsh, mire

Declension

Declension of suo (type suo) singular plural nominative suo suot genitive suon soiden soitten partitive suota soita accusative suo suon suot inessive suossa soissa elative suosta soista illative suohon soihin adessive suolla soilla ablative suolta soilta allative suolle soille essive suona soina translative suoksi soiksi instructive – soin abessive suotta soitta comitative – soineen

Derived terms

• soinen
• soistua
• suoturve

Etymology 2

• inflected form of suoda

Pronunciation

• IPA: [suɔ]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Hyphenation: suo

Verb

suo

1. Third-person singular indicative present form of suoda.

   Hän suo sen minulle.

   He allows it to me.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [suɔˣ]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Hyphenation: suo

Verb

suo

1. Indicative present connegative form of suoda.

   Hän ei suo armoa.

   He does not give mercy.

2. Second-person singular imperative present form of suoda.

   Suo se minulle!

   Allow it to me!

3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of suoda.

   Älä suo sitä!

   Don't allow it!

Etymology 3

Noun

suo

1. (dialectal) Variant of sua

Anagrams

• osu

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin suus.

Adjective

(before the noun): il suo m (f la sua, m plural i suoi, f plural le sue)
(after the noun; also used before a noun denoting a close family member): suo m (f sua, m plural suoi, f plural sue)

1. his, her, its

   i suoi figli - his/her/its children

   le sue macchine - his/her/its cars

   casa sua - his/her/its house

   suo padre - his/her/its father

2. (often capitalised) your (polite singular form)

   i Suoi figli - your children

   le Sue macchine - your cars

   casa Sua - your house

   Suo padre - your father

Pronoun

il suo m (f la sua, m plural i suoi, f plural le sue)

1. his, hers, its own.

   Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own.

2. (often capitalised) yours (polite singular form)

   Sono i Suoi - They are yours.

See also

• loro
• mio
• nostro
• tuo
• vostro

Anagrams

• uso, usò

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Karelian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [suo], [suɔ]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Hyphenation: suo

Noun

suo

1. swamp, bog, marsh, mire

Declension

Declension of suo singular plural nominative suo suot genitive suon suoloin partitive suodu suoloi accusative suon suot inessive suos suolois elative suospäi suoloispäi illative suoh suoloih adessive suol suoloil ablative suolpäi suoloilpäi allative suole suoloile essive suonnu suoloinnu translative suokse suoloikse instructive – suoloin abessive suottah suoloittah comitative suonke suoloinke prolative suoči suoloiči

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsu.oː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-. Cognates include Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati), Lithuanian siūti, and Old English siwian (English sew).

Verb

present active suō, present infinitive suere, perfect active suī, supine sūtum. (limited passive)

1. I sew, stitch.
2. I join, fasten together.
3. (figuratively) I devise, cobble.

Inflection

The verb suō has a limited passive conjugation. Only third-person passive forms are known from surviving texts.

    Third Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	suō	suis	suit	suimus	suitis	suunt
	future	suam	suēs	suet	suēmus	suētis	suent
	imperfect	suēbam	suēbās	suēbat	suēbāmus	suēbātis	suēbant
	perfect	suī	suistī	suit	suimus	suistis	suērunt
	future perfect	suerō	sueris	suerit	suerimus	sueritis	suerint
	pluperfect	sueram	suerās	suerat	suerāmus	suerātis	suerant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	suam	suās	suat	suāmus	suātis	suant
	imperfect	suerem	suerēs	sueret	suerēmus	suerētis	suerent
	perfect	suerim	suerīs	suerit	suerīmus	suerītis	suerint
	pluperfect	suissem	suissēs	suisset	suissēmus	suissētis	suissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	sue	suitō	suitō	—	—	—
	plural	suite	suitōte	suuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		suere	suisse	sutūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		suēns (suentis)	—	sutūrus-ra, -rum	—	—	—

Derived terms

sūtēla sūtilis sūtor

sūtum sūtūra

Related terms

sūtōrīcius sūtōrius sūtrīballus sūtrīna

sūtrīnum sūtrīnus sūtrīx

Etymology 2

Inflected form of suus (“his, her, hers, its”).

Adjective

suō

1. dative masculine singular of suus
2. dative neuter singular of suus
3. ablative masculine singular of suus
4. ablative neuter singular of suus

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Mandarin

Romanization

suo

1. Nonstandard spelling of suō.
2. Nonstandard spelling of suǒ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of suò.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Portuguese

Verb

suo (infinitive: suar)

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of suar