Lemu

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See also: lemu and lĕmu

Finnish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Possibly ultimately from a vernacular variant of Klemetti (Klemi, Lemi).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlemu/, [ˈle̞mu]
  • Rhymes: -emu
  • Syllabification(key): Le‧mu

Proper noun[edit]

Lemu

  1. A former municipality in Southwest Finland; now part of Masku.
  2. A village in the municipality of Masku.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Lemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Lemu
genitive Lemun
partitive Lemua
illative Lemuun
singular plural
nominative Lemu
accusative nom. Lemu
gen. Lemun
genitive Lemun
partitive Lemua
inessive Lemussa
elative Lemusta
illative Lemuun
adessive Lemulla
ablative Lemulta
allative Lemulle
essive Lemuna
translative Lemuksi
abessive Lemutta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lemuni
accusative nom. Lemuni
gen. Lemuni
genitive Lemuni
partitive Lemuani
inessive Lemussani
elative Lemustani
illative Lemuuni
adessive Lemullani
ablative Lemultani
allative Lemulleni
essive Lemunani
translative Lemukseni
abessive Lemuttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lemusi
accusative nom. Lemusi
gen. Lemusi
genitive Lemusi
partitive Lemuasi
inessive Lemussasi
elative Lemustasi
illative Lemuusi
adessive Lemullasi
ablative Lemultasi
allative Lemullesi
essive Lemunasi
translative Lemuksesi
abessive Lemuttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lemumme
accusative nom. Lemumme
gen. Lemumme
genitive Lemumme
partitive Lemuamme
inessive Lemussamme
elative Lemustamme
illative Lemuumme
adessive Lemullamme
ablative Lemultamme
allative Lemullemme
essive Lemunamme
translative Lemuksemme
abessive Lemuttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lemunne
accusative nom. Lemunne
gen. Lemunne
genitive Lemunne
partitive Lemuanne
inessive Lemussanne
elative Lemustanne
illative Lemuunne
adessive Lemullanne
ablative Lemultanne
allative Lemullenne
essive Lemunanne
translative Lemuksenne
abessive Lemuttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lemunsa
accusative nom. Lemunsa
gen. Lemunsa
genitive Lemunsa
partitive Lemuaan
Lemuansa
inessive Lemussaan
Lemussansa
elative Lemustaan
Lemustansa
illative Lemuunsa
adessive Lemullaan
Lemullansa
ablative Lemultaan
Lemultansa
allative Lemulleen
Lemullensa
essive Lemunaan
Lemunansa
translative Lemukseen
Lemuksensa
abessive Lemuttaan
Lemuttansa
instructive
comitative

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lemu" is Lemussa.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN