ahmo

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

ah- +‎ mo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaʔ.moː]

Particle

ahmo

  1. No; not.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

ah- +‎ mō

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aʔmoː/
  • IPA(key): [ˈáʔ.moː]
  • Note: This is a rare example of a word with a long final vowel, as long final vowels in polysyllabic words are usually shortened in pronunciation.

Particle

ahmō

  1. No; not.
    • 1611, Pedro de Arenas, Vocabulario manual de las lenguas Castellana y Mexicana, published 1793:
      tu no piensas. ahmo ticmattica.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

References
  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 207.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 6.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 210.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahmoi. Cognates include dialectal Finnish ahmo and Ludian ahmo.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑhmo/, [ˈɑhmŏ̞̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑhmoi̯/, [ˈɑhmo̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhmo, -ɑhmoi̯
  • Hyphenation: ah‧mo

Adjective

ahmo (comparative ahmomp)

  1. greedy

Declension
Declension of ahmo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahmo ahmot
genitive ahmon ahmoin, ahmoloin
partitive ahmoa ahmoja, ahmoloja
illative ahmoo ahmoi, ahmoloihe
inessive ahmoos ahmois, ahmolois
elative ahmost ahmoist, ahmoloist
allative ahmolle ahmoille, ahmoloille
adessive ahmool ahmoil, ahmoloil
ablative ahmolt ahmoilt, ahmoloilt
translative ahmoks ahmoiks, ahmoloiks
essive ahmonna, ahmoon ahmoinna, ahmoloinna, ahmoin, ahmoloin
exessive1) ahmont ahmoint, ahmoloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 4
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