ammoin

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ammo-, probably from Proto-Uralic *amme (old, previous) + -oin.[1][2] Cognate with Hungarian ó (ancient, in previous), Estonian ammu (once upon a time, long ago), Northern Sami oames (past, old) and Erzya умок (umok, a long time ago).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmːoi̯n/, [ˈɑ̝mːo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmːoin
  • Syllabification(key): am‧moin

Adverb

ammoin

  1. Very long ago, in the time immemorial.

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References

  1. Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), ammoin”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  2. Álgu etymological database, entry #98925 (language: Finnish, word: ammoin)

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