ammoin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *ammo-, probably from Proto-Uralic *amme (old, previous) +‎ -oin (temporal singular).[1][2] Cognate with Hungarian ó (ancient, in previous), Estonian ammu (once upon a time, long ago), Northern Sami oames (past, old) and Erzya умок (umok, a long time ago).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmːoi̯n/, [ˈɑ̝mːo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmːoin
  • Syllabification(key): am‧moin

Adverb

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ammoin

  1. Very long ago, in the time immemorial.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “ammoin”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  2. ^ Álgu etymological database, entry #98925 (language: Finnish, word: ammoin)

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