outo

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, but considered cognate to Estonian õudne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈou̯to/, [ˈo̞u̯t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -outo
• Syllabification: ou‧to

Adjective

outo (comparative oudompi, superlative oudoin)

1. strange, weird

Declension

Inflection of outo (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		outo	oudot
genitive		oudon	outojen
partitive		outoa	outoja
illative		outoon	outoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		outo	oudot
accusative	nom.	outo	oudot
	gen.	oudon
genitive		oudon	outojen
partitive		outoa	outoja
inessive		oudossa	oudoissa
elative		oudosta	oudoista
illative		outoon	outoihin
adessive		oudolla	oudoilla
ablative		oudolta	oudoilta
allative		oudolle	oudoille
essive		outona	outoina
translative		oudoksi	oudoiksi
instructive		—	oudoin
abessive		oudotta	oudoitta
comitative		—	outoine

Possessive forms of outo (type valo)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	outoni	outomme
2nd person	outosi	outonne
3rd person	outonsa

Derived terms

Derived terms

• oudoksua
• oudoksuttaa

• oudosti
• outous

Compounds

• outo lintu
• uppo-outo

Descendants

• → Sami:

• Northern Sami: oavdu

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese outo, only documented in place names, from Latin altus; replaced already during the Middle Ages by alto, probably a learned form. Cognate of Old Spanish oto which was also preserved in toponyms and in a few derived words as otear (“to watch from a high place”).

Adjective

outo m (feminine singular outa, masculine plural outos, feminine plural outas)

1. (archaic) high, tall

Synonyms

• alto

Derived terms

• outeiro
• outón

References

• “outo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.