Estonian edit

Etymology edit

Etymology unclear. Originally a dialectism, revitalised by Estonian terminologist and lexicographer Johannes Voldemar Veski. Possibly from Proto-Finnic *-ma + Proto-Finnic *-o. Compare Finnish -mo.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-mu (genitive -mu, partitive -mut)

  1. Forms nouns indicating a place.
    valama (to pour) + ‎-mu → ‎valamu (sink, basin)
    vara (asset) + ‎-mu → ‎varamu (collection of assets with a high value)
    püha (sacred, holy, saint) + ‎-mu → ‎pühamu (sanctuary)
    era- (private) + ‎-mu → ‎eramu (private house)

Declension edit

Declension of -mu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -mu -mud
accusative nom.
gen. -mu
genitive -mute
partitive -mut -muid
illative -musse -mutesse
-muisse
inessive -mus -mutes
-muis
elative -must -mutest
-muist
allative -mule -mutele
-muile
adessive -mul -mutel
-muil
ablative -mult -mutelt
-muilt
translative -muks -muteks
-muiks
terminative -muni -muteni
essive -muna -mutena
abessive -muta -muteta
comitative -muga -mutega

Derived terms edit

Indonesian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Malay -mu, From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mu, from Proto-Austronesian *mu.

Suffix edit

-mu

  1. you (direct object of a verb)
    Aku mencintaimu.
    I love you.
  2. me (object of a preposition)
    Aku membawa mawar ini kepadamu
    I brought this rose to you
  3. you (indirect object of a verb)
    Dia membawakanmu dua buku pelajaran.
    He brought you two studybooks.
  4. your (belonging to you)
    Aku menaruh bukumu di meja.
    I put your book on the table.

Related terms edit

Kambera edit

Pronoun edit

-mu

  1. second person singular genitive enclitic

See also edit

Laboya edit

Pronoun edit

-mu

  1. second person singular subject enclitic
  2. second person singular possessive enclitic

See also edit

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mu, from Proto-Austronesian *mu.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-mu

  1. your.
    Aku telah memulangkan penselmu.
    I've returned your pencil.
  2. you. (object)
    Aku rela berada bersamamu.
    I'd rather be with you.

See also edit

Northern Ohlone edit

Suffix edit

-mu

  1. (Marks comitative case of nouns), with, alongside, in the company of

Quechua edit

Suffix edit

-mu

  1. cislocative, translocative.
    apay (to carry)apamuy (to bring; to take)
    tiyay (to sit)tiyamuy (to come sit; to go sit)

Uneapa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Oceanic *-mu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-mu, from Proto-Austronesian *-amu.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-mu

  1. A second-person plural possessive suffix.

Further reading edit

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365