-imo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "imo"

Finnish

Etymology

The -i- by analogy with -in nouns.

Suffix

-imo (front vowel harmony variant -imö, linguistic notation -imO)

1. alternative form of -mo

Declension

Inflection of -imo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		-imo	-imot
genitive		-imon	-imojen -imoiden -imoitten
partitive		-imoa	-imoja -imoita
illative		-imoon	-imoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-imo	-imot
accusative	nom.	-imo	-imot
	gen.	-imon
genitive		-imon	-imojen -imoiden -imoitten
partitive		-imoa	-imoja -imoita
inessive		-imossa	-imoissa
elative		-imosta	-imoista
illative		-imoon	-imoihin
adessive		-imolla	-imoilla
ablative		-imolta	-imoilta
allative		-imolle	-imoille
essive		-imona	-imoina
translative		-imoksi	-imoiksi
abessive		-imotta	-imoitta
instructive		—	-imoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -imo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -imoni -imoni accusative nom. -imoni -imoni gen. -imoni genitive -imoni -imojeni -imoideni -imoitteni partitive -imoani -imojani -imoitani inessive -imossani -imoissani elative -imostani -imoistani illative -imooni -imoihini adessive -imollani -imoillani ablative -imoltani -imoiltani allative -imolleni -imoilleni essive -imonani -imoinani translative -imokseni -imoikseni abessive -imottani -imoittani instructive — — comitative — -imoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -imosi -imosi accusative nom. -imosi -imosi gen. -imosi genitive -imosi -imojesi -imoidesi -imoittesi partitive -imoasi -imojasi -imoitasi inessive -imossasi -imoissasi elative -imostasi -imoistasi illative -imoosi -imoihisi adessive -imollasi -imoillasi ablative -imoltasi -imoiltasi allative -imollesi -imoillesi essive -imonasi -imoinasi translative -imoksesi -imoiksesi abessive -imottasi -imoittasi instructive — — comitative — -imoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -imomme -imomme accusative nom. -imomme -imomme gen. -imomme genitive -imomme -imojemme -imoidemme -imoittemme partitive -imoamme -imojamme -imoitamme inessive -imossamme -imoissamme elative -imostamme -imoistamme illative -imoomme -imoihimme adessive -imollamme -imoillamme ablative -imoltamme -imoiltamme allative -imollemme -imoillemme essive -imonamme -imoinamme translative -imoksemme -imoiksemme abessive -imottamme -imoittamme instructive — — comitative — -imoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -imonne -imonne accusative nom. -imonne -imonne gen. -imonne genitive -imonne -imojenne -imoidenne -imoittenne partitive -imoanne -imojanne -imoitanne inessive -imossanne -imoissanne elative -imostanne -imoistanne illative -imoonne -imoihinne adessive -imollanne -imoillanne ablative -imoltanne -imoiltanne allative -imollenne -imoillenne essive -imonanne -imoinanne translative -imoksenne -imoiksenne abessive -imottanne -imoittanne instructive — — comitative — -imoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -imonsa -imonsa accusative nom. -imonsa -imonsa gen. -imonsa genitive -imonsa -imojensa -imoidensa -imoittensa partitive -imoaan -imoansa -imojaan -imoitaan -imojansa -imoitansa inessive -imossaan -imossansa -imoissaan -imoissansa elative -imostaan -imostansa -imoistaan -imoistansa illative -imoonsa -imoihinsa adessive -imollaan -imollansa -imoillaan -imoillansa ablative -imoltaan -imoltansa -imoiltaan -imoiltansa allative -imolleen -imollensa -imoilleen -imoillensa essive -imonaan -imonansa -imoinaan -imoinansa translative -imokseen -imoksensa -imoikseen -imoiksensa abessive -imottaan -imottansa -imoittaan -imoittansa instructive — — comitative — -imoineen -imoinensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -imo

karkaisimo

keittimö

kynsimö

laskimo

ompelimo

paahtimo

panimo

parkitsimo

polttimo

pukimo

sienimö

sorsimo

sulattimo

suuntimo

tähtimö

valimo

valkaisimo

valtimo

Valtimo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Idiom Neutral -im, French -ième, Italian -imo, Spanish -imo. Compare -esma from the same source. Decision no. 1219, Progreso VII.

Suffix

-imo

1. used to form fractions

   ‎quar (“four”) + ‎-imo → ‎quarimo (“a quarter, a fourth”)

   ‎du (“two”) + ‎-imo → ‎duimo (“a half”)

   ‎cent (“hundred”) + ‎-imo → ‎centimo (“a hundredth part”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -imo

centimo

duimo

quarimo

References

• Progreso I (in Ido), 1908–1909, page 710
• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 170
• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 620
• Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 68

Portuguese

Suffix

-imo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -imos)

1. A nominal suffix that indicates action or result.

   ‎acrescer + ‎-imo → ‎acréscimo

   ‎emprestar + ‎-imo → ‎empréstimo

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -imo

acréscimo

Further reading

• “-imo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-imo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026