komu

See also: Komu, kömu, and кому

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkomu]

• Audio

  (file)

Pronoun

komu

1. dative singular of kdo

Faroese

Noun

komu f

1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of koma

   tíðindini um komu hansara

   the news of his arrival

Verb

komu

1. past plural of koma

   Vit komu í illveður

   We came into bad weather.

Finnish

Etymology

kom- +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkomu/, [ˈko̞mu]
• Rhymes: -omu
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧mu

Noun

komu

1. (mining) rockfall

Declension

Inflection of komu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		komu	komut
genitive		komun	komujen
partitive		komua	komuja
illative		komuun	komuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		komu	komut
accusative	nom.	komu	komut
	gen.	komun
genitive		komun	komujen
partitive		komua	komuja
inessive		komussa	komuissa
elative		komusta	komuista
illative		komuun	komuihin
adessive		komulla	komuilla
ablative		komulta	komuilta
allative		komulle	komuille
essive		komuna	komuina
translative		komuksi	komuiksi
abessive		komutta	komuitta
instructive		—	komuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative komuni komuni accusative nom. komuni komuni gen. komuni genitive komuni komujeni partitive komuani komujani inessive komussani komuissani elative komustani komuistani illative komuuni komuihini adessive komullani komuillani ablative komultani komuiltani allative komulleni komuilleni essive komunani komuinani translative komukseni komuikseni abessive komuttani komuittani instructive — — comitative — komuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative komusi komusi accusative nom. komusi komusi gen. komusi genitive komusi komujesi partitive komuasi komujasi inessive komussasi komuissasi elative komustasi komuistasi illative komuusi komuihisi adessive komullasi komuillasi ablative komultasi komuiltasi allative komullesi komuillesi essive komunasi komuinasi translative komuksesi komuiksesi abessive komuttasi komuittasi instructive — — comitative — komuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative komumme komumme accusative nom. komumme komumme gen. komumme genitive komumme komujemme partitive komuamme komujamme inessive komussamme komuissamme elative komustamme komuistamme illative komuumme komuihimme adessive komullamme komuillamme ablative komultamme komuiltamme allative komullemme komuillemme essive komunamme komuinamme translative komuksemme komuiksemme abessive komuttamme komuittamme instructive — — comitative — komuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative komunne komunne accusative nom. komunne komunne gen. komunne genitive komunne komujenne partitive komuanne komujanne inessive komussanne komuissanne elative komustanne komuistanne illative komuunne komuihinne adessive komullanne komuillanne ablative komultanne komuiltanne allative komullenne komuillenne essive komunanne komuinanne translative komuksenne komuiksenne abessive komuttanne komuittanne instructive — — comitative — komuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative komunsa komunsa accusative nom. komunsa komunsa gen. komunsa genitive komunsa komujensa partitive komuaan komuansa komujaan komujansa inessive komussaan komussansa komuissaan komuissansa elative komustaan komustansa komuistaan komuistansa illative komuunsa komuihinsa adessive komullaan komullansa komuillaan komuillansa ablative komultaan komultansa komuiltaan komuiltansa allative komulleen komullensa komuilleen komuillensa essive komunaan komunansa komuinaan komuinansa translative komukseen komuksensa komuikseen komuiksensa abessive komuttaan komuttansa komuittaan komuittansa instructive — — comitative — komuineen komuinensa

Anagrams

• moku

Icelandic

Noun

komu

1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of koma

Japanese

Romanization

komu

1. Rōmaji transcription of こむ
2. Rōmaji transcription of コム

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔmu/

Pronoun

komu

1. dative of chto

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kòmu f (definite singular kòmo, indefinite plural kòmur, definite plural kòmune)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of kome

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.mu/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔmu
• Syllabification: ko‧mu

Pronoun

komu

1. dative of kto

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒmu/
• Hyphenation: ko‧mu

Pronoun

kòmu (Cyrillic spelling ко̀му)

1. to whom (dative)

Declension

Declension of komu

	singular/plural
nominative	tkȍ, kȍ
genitive	kȍg, kòga
dative	kȍm, kòmu, kòme
accusative	kȍg. kòga
vocative	—
locative	kòm, kòme
instrumental	kȋm, kíme

Tetum

Conjunction

komu

1. as, since

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• kömu (Cunucunuma River dialect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [komu]

Noun

komu (possessed komudu)

1. (Caura River dialect) oldest child (of a man), where ‘child’ has the scope of nne (sons, daughters, children of a brother or sister of the same sex, etc.)
2. (Caura River dialect) son-in-law (of a man)

Usage notes

Reports vary on whether this term refers only to male oldest children or can be applied without regard to sex.

Derived terms

• komu'kö
• komuusa'kö
• konkwö

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “komu, komudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “kön'kwö”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
• Hall, Katherine (2007) “-hannɨ-dɨ”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[2], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
• Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, pages 67, 70, 75