Timo
Dutch edit
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Proper noun edit
Timo ?
- a male given name. A Dutch pet form of Timotheüs ( = Timothy)
Estonian edit
Proper noun edit
Timo
- a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgate Latin Timotheus (“Timothy”) and, in eastern Finland, from the corresponding Russian saint's name Тимофе́й (Timoféj), ultimately from Ancient Greek. The standard Finnish equivalent of the English given name Timothy.
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Proper noun edit
Timo
- a male given name
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers. Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola ), Chapter 1:
- Veljesten nimet vanhimmasta nuorimpaan ovat: Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri ja Eero.
- In order of age, the brothers are Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri, and Eero.
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers. Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola ), Chapter 1:
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Timo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Timo | Timot | ||
genitive | Timon | Timojen | ||
partitive | Timoa | Timoja | ||
illative | Timoon | Timoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Timo | Timot | ||
accusative | nom. | Timo | Timot | |
gen. | Timon | |||
genitive | Timon | Timojen | ||
partitive | Timoa | Timoja | ||
inessive | Timossa | Timoissa | ||
elative | Timosta | Timoista | ||
illative | Timoon | Timoihin | ||
adessive | Timolla | Timoilla | ||
ablative | Timolta | Timoilta | ||
allative | Timolle | Timoille | ||
essive | Timona | Timoina | ||
translative | Timoksi | Timoiksi | ||
abessive | Timotta | Timoitta | ||
instructive | — | Timoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- (surnames) Timonen
Statistics edit
- Timo is the 2nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 43,450 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,371 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Timo belongs to 65 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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Proper noun edit
Timo
- a diminutive of the male given names Timotheus or Dietmar, popular since the 1980's
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Russian Тимофей (Timofej).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtimo/, [ˈtʲimo̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtimoi̯/, [ˈtimo̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -imo, -imoi̯
- Hyphenation: Ti‧mo
Proper noun edit
Timo
- a male given name, equivalent to English Tim
Declension edit
Declension of Timo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Timo | Timot |
genitive | Timon | Timmoin, Timoloin |
partitive | Timmoa | Timoja, Timoloja |
illative | Timmoo | Timmoi, Timoloihe |
inessive | Timos | Timois, Timolois |
elative | Timost | Timoist, Timoloist |
allative | Timolle | Timoille, Timoloille |
adessive | Timol | Timoil, Timoloil |
ablative | Timolt | Timoilt, Timoloilt |
translative | Timoks | Timoiks, Timoloiks |
essive | Timonna, Timmoon | Timoinna, Timoloinna, Timmoin, Timoloin |
exessive1) | Timont | Timoint, Timoloint |
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 edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 586