ammo

See also: -ammo and ammo-

English

Etymology

Clipping of ammunition +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.moʊ/
• Rhymes: -æ.məʊ

Noun

ammo (uncountable)

1. (informal) ammunition.

Verb

ammo (third-person singular simple present ammos, present participle ammoing, simple past and past participle ammoed)

1. (transitive, informal) To load up on ammunition.
   • 2001, H. Beam Piper, Uller Uprising:

     "Harry and Hassan are getting the car re-ammoed; they dropped me off here.

Synonyms

• ammo up

Anagrams

• Mamo, MoMA, OMAM, mamo

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Finnish

Etymology

Cognate to Ingrian ammillaa, Votic ammullaa, Estonian ammuli, Estonian ammu, Livonian amtlõ (“to yawn”), Skolt Sami ämmsõddâd (“to yawn”), Western Mari [script needed] (omeštaš, “to talk or move while in sleep or to talk unclearly”), Selkup, Kamassian [script needed] (a’moi-, “yawnable, something that makes one to yawn”)

Noun

ammo

1. (dialectal, rare) something that widens on a mouth section, like a mouth or a cavity

Declension

Inflection of ammo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ammo	ammot
genitive		ammon	ammojen
partitive		ammoa	ammoja
illative		ammoon	ammoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ammo	ammot
accusative	nom.	ammo	ammot
	gen.	ammon
genitive		ammon	ammojen
partitive		ammoa	ammoja
inessive		ammossa	ammoissa
elative		ammosta	ammoista
illative		ammoon	ammoihin
adessive		ammolla	ammoilla
ablative		ammolta	ammoilta
allative		ammolle	ammoille
essive		ammona	ammoina
translative		ammoksi	ammoiksi
abessive		ammotta	ammoitta
instructive		—	ammoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ammoni ammoni accusative nom. ammoni ammoni gen. ammoni genitive ammoni ammojeni partitive ammoani ammojani inessive ammossani ammoissani elative ammostani ammoistani illative ammooni ammoihini adessive ammollani ammoillani ablative ammoltani ammoiltani allative ammolleni ammoilleni essive ammonani ammoinani translative ammokseni ammoikseni abessive ammottani ammoittani instructive — — comitative — ammoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ammosi ammosi accusative nom. ammosi ammosi gen. ammosi genitive ammosi ammojesi partitive ammoasi ammojasi inessive ammossasi ammoissasi elative ammostasi ammoistasi illative ammoosi ammoihisi adessive ammollasi ammoillasi ablative ammoltasi ammoiltasi allative ammollesi ammoillesi essive ammonasi ammoinasi translative ammoksesi ammoiksesi abessive ammottasi ammoittasi instructive — — comitative — ammoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ammomme ammomme accusative nom. ammomme ammomme gen. ammomme genitive ammomme ammojemme partitive ammoamme ammojamme inessive ammossamme ammoissamme elative ammostamme ammoistamme illative ammoomme ammoihimme adessive ammollamme ammoillamme ablative ammoltamme ammoiltamme allative ammollemme ammoillemme essive ammonamme ammoinamme translative ammoksemme ammoiksemme abessive ammottamme ammoittamme instructive — — comitative — ammoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ammonne ammonne accusative nom. ammonne ammonne gen. ammonne genitive ammonne ammojenne partitive ammoanne ammojanne inessive ammossanne ammoissanne elative ammostanne ammoistanne illative ammoonne ammoihinne adessive ammollanne ammoillanne ablative ammoltanne ammoiltanne allative ammollenne ammoillenne essive ammonanne ammoinanne translative ammoksenne ammoiksenne abessive ammottanne ammoittanne instructive — — comitative — ammoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ammonsa ammonsa accusative nom. ammonsa ammonsa gen. ammonsa genitive ammonsa ammojensa partitive ammoaan ammoansa ammojaan ammojansa inessive ammossaan ammossansa ammoissaan ammoissansa elative ammostaan ammostansa ammoistaan ammoistansa illative ammoonsa ammoihinsa adessive ammollaan ammollansa ammoillaan ammoillansa ablative ammoltaan ammoltansa ammoiltaan ammoiltansa allative ammolleen ammollensa ammoilleen ammoillensa essive ammonaan ammonansa ammoinaan ammoinansa translative ammokseen ammoksensa ammoikseen ammoiksensa abessive ammottaan ammottansa ammoittaan ammoittansa instructive — — comitative — ammoineen ammoinensa

Derived terms

• ammolla
• ammolleen
• ammossa
• ammottaa

 

References

• “ammuli”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland