pomo

See also: Pomo and pómo

English

Adjective

pomo

1. Abbreviation of postmodern.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:pomo.

Derived terms

• pomophobe

East Futuna

Etymology

From French pomme.

Noun

pomo

1. (Sigave) apple

   Synonym: (Alo) apo

References

• Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, →ISBN

Esperanto

Etymology

pomo

Borrowed from French pomme (“apple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpomo]
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• Rhymes: -omo
• Hyphenation: po‧mo

Noun

pomo (accusative singular pomon, plural pomoj, accusative plural pomojn)

1. apple

Derived terms

• pomarbo (“apple tree”)
• pomŝteli (“to steal apples, scrump”)
• pomujo (“basket for collecting apples”)

 

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian помо́щник (pomóščnik) and shortened.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpomo/, [ˈpo̞mo̞]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification^(key): po‧mo

Noun

pomo (colloquial)

1. boss

Declension

Inflection of pomo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pomo	pomot
genitive		pomon	pomojen
partitive		pomoa	pomoja
illative		pomoon	pomoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pomo	pomot
accusative	nom.	pomo	pomot
	gen.	pomon
genitive		pomon	pomojen
partitive		pomoa	pomoja
inessive		pomossa	pomoissa
elative		pomosta	pomoista
illative		pomoon	pomoihin
adessive		pomolla	pomoilla
ablative		pomolta	pomoilta
allative		pomolle	pomoille
essive		pomona	pomoina
translative		pomoksi	pomoiksi
abessive		pomotta	pomoitta
instructive		—	pomoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pomoni pomoni accusative nom. pomoni pomoni gen. pomoni genitive pomoni pomojeni partitive pomoani pomojani inessive pomossani pomoissani elative pomostani pomoistani illative pomooni pomoihini adessive pomollani pomoillani ablative pomoltani pomoiltani allative pomolleni pomoilleni essive pomonani pomoinani translative pomokseni pomoikseni abessive pomottani pomoittani instructive — — comitative — pomoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pomosi pomosi accusative nom. pomosi pomosi gen. pomosi genitive pomosi pomojesi partitive pomoasi pomojasi inessive pomossasi pomoissasi elative pomostasi pomoistasi illative pomoosi pomoihisi adessive pomollasi pomoillasi ablative pomoltasi pomoiltasi allative pomollesi pomoillesi essive pomonasi pomoinasi translative pomoksesi pomoiksesi abessive pomottasi pomoittasi instructive — — comitative — pomoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pomomme pomomme accusative nom. pomomme pomomme gen. pomomme genitive pomomme pomojemme partitive pomoamme pomojamme inessive pomossamme pomoissamme elative pomostamme pomoistamme illative pomoomme pomoihimme adessive pomollamme pomoillamme ablative pomoltamme pomoiltamme allative pomollemme pomoillemme essive pomonamme pomoinamme translative pomoksemme pomoiksemme abessive pomottamme pomoittamme instructive — — comitative — pomoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pomonne pomonne accusative nom. pomonne pomonne gen. pomonne genitive pomonne pomojenne partitive pomoanne pomojanne inessive pomossanne pomoissanne elative pomostanne pomoistanne illative pomoonne pomoihinne adessive pomollanne pomoillanne ablative pomoltanne pomoiltanne allative pomollenne pomoillenne essive pomonanne pomoinanne translative pomoksenne pomoiksenne abessive pomottanne pomoittanne instructive — — comitative — pomoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pomonsa pomonsa accusative nom. pomonsa pomonsa gen. pomonsa genitive pomonsa pomojensa partitive pomoaan pomoansa pomojaan pomojansa inessive pomossaan pomossansa pomoissaan pomoissansa elative pomostaan pomostansa pomoistaan pomoistansa illative pomoonsa pomoihinsa adessive pomollaan pomollansa pomoillaan pomoillansa ablative pomoltaan pomoltansa pomoiltaan pomoiltansa allative pomolleen pomollensa pomoilleen pomoillensa essive pomonaan pomonansa pomoinaan pomoinansa translative pomokseen pomoksensa pomoikseen pomoiksensa abessive pomottaan pomottansa pomoittaan pomoittansa instructive — — comitative — pomoineen pomoinensa

Derived terms

• pomoilla
• pomottaa

 

compounds

• pomomies
• puoluepomo
• rikollispomo

 

Further reading

• “pomo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• mopo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto pomo, French pomme, Italian pomo, from Latin pōmum (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.mɔ/, /ˈpo.mo/

Noun

pomo (plural pomi)

1. apple

Derived terms

• pomiero (“apple tree”)
• pomostumpo (“apple core”)
• pomosuko (“apple juice”)

 

Interlingua

Noun

pomo (plural pomos)

1. apple

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”), from pōmus, from Proto-Italic *poomos, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”), from *h₂epo (“off”) + *h₁em- (“take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.mo/
• Rhymes: -omo
• Hyphenation: pó‧mo

Noun

pomo m (plural pomi, diminutive pomèllo or (less common) pométto)

1. knob, pommel
2. (rare) apple

   Synonym: mela

3. (by extension) pome, fruit

Related terms

• pometo
• pomo d'Adamo
• pomo della discordia
• pomodoro

 

Karelian

Etymology

Ultimately from Russian помо́щник (pomóščnik), possibly shortened from pomoššikka or via Finnish pomo.

Noun

pomo (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. boss

References

• Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “pomo”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[2], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.moː/, [ˈpoːmoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.mo/, [ˈpɔːmo]

Noun

pōmō n

1. dative/ablative singular of pōmum

Livvi

Etymology

Ultimately from Russian помо́щник (pomóščnik), possibly shortened from pomoššiekku or via Finnish pomo.

Noun

pomo (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. boss

References

• Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “pomo”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpõ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.mu/

Noun

pomo m (plural pomos)

1. (botany) pome
2. (figuratively) bosom

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōmum (“fruit”). Cognate with English pome. Also compare English pommel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpomo/ [ˈpo.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: po‧mo

Noun

pomo m (plural pomos)

1. (Spain) knob, doorknob, pommel

   Synonyms: manecilla, perilla

2. flask (glass bottle)

   Synonym: matraz

3. fruit tree

Related terms

• poma

 

Further reading

• “pomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”).

Noun

pomo m (plural pomi)

1. apple