suo
Finnish
(index su)
Etymology 1
Unknown beyond Proto-Finnic *soo (compare Estonian soo), but possibly from Proto-Uralic *toxi (“lake”): irregular development *t → *s may have been motivated by avoidance of homonymy with the pronoun tuo.
Pronunciation
Noun
suo
Declension
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Declension of suo (type suo)
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
- inflected form of suoda
Pronunciation
Verb
suo
- Third-person singular indicative present form of suoda.
- Hän suo sen minulle.
- He allows it to me.
- Hän suo sen minulle.
Pronunciation
Verb
suo
- Indicative present connegative form of suoda.
- Hän ei suo armoa.
- He does not give mercy.
- Hän ei suo armoa.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of suoda.
- Suo se minulle!
- Allow it to me!
- Suo se minulle!
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of suoda.
- Älä suo sitä!
- Don't allow it!
- Älä suo sitä!
Etymology 3
Noun
suo
- (dialectal) Variant of sua
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin suus.
Adjective
(before the noun): il suo m (f la sua, m plural i suoi, f plural le sue)
(after the noun; also used before a noun denoting a close family member): suo m (f sua, m plural suoi, f plural sue)
- his, her, its
- i suoi figli - his/her/its children
- le sue macchine - his/her/its cars
- casa sua - his/her/its house
- suo padre - his/her/its father
- (often capitalised) your (polite singular form)
- i Suoi figli - your children
- le Sue macchine - your cars
- casa Sua - your house
- Suo padre - your father
Pronoun
il suo m (f la sua, m plural i suoi, f plural le sue)
- his, hers, its own.
- Sono i suoi - They are his/hers/its own.
- (often capitalised) yours (polite singular form)
- Sono i Suoi - They are yours.
See also
Anagrams
Karelian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [suo], [suɔ]
- Rhymes: -uo
- Hyphenation: suo
Noun
suo
Declension
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Declension of suo
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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-. Cognates include Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati), Lithuanian siūti, and Old English siwian (English sew).
Verb
present active suō, present infinitive suere, perfect active suī, supine sūtum. (limited passive)
Inflection
The verb suō has a limited passive conjugation. Only third-person passive forms are known from surviving texts.
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | suō | suis | suit | suimus | suitis | suunt |
| future | suam | suēs | suet | suēmus | suētis | suent | |
| imperfect | suēbam | suēbās | suēbat | suēbāmus | suēbātis | suēbant | |
| perfect | suī | suistī | suit | suimus | suistis | suērunt | |
| future perfect | suerō | sueris | suerit | suerimus | sueritis | suerint | |
| pluperfect | sueram | suerās | suerat | suerāmus | suerātis | suerant | |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | suam | suās | suat | suāmus | suātis | suant |
| imperfect | suerem | suerēs | sueret | suerēmus | suerētis | suerent | |
| perfect | suerim | suerīs | suerit | suerīmus | suerītis | suerint | |
| pluperfect | suissem | suissēs | suisset | suissēmus | suissētis | suissent | |
| imperatives | active | passive | |||||
| present (you) | future (you) | future (he/she) | present (you) | future (you) | future (he/she) | ||
| singular | sue | suitō | suitō | — | — | — | |
| plural | suite | suitōte | suuntō | — | — | — | |
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | suere | suisse | sutūrus esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | suēns (suentis) | — | sutūrus-ra, -rum | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inflected form of suus (“his, her, hers, its”).
Adjective
suō
- dative masculine singular of suus
- dative neuter singular of suus
- ablative masculine singular of suus
- ablative neuter singular of suus
Mandarin
Romanization
suo
Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.