namo
'Are'are
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Gothic
Hiri Motu
Etymology
Lithuanian
Middle English
Adverb
namo
- No more (of discrete items, such as would be described by mo and fewer)
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologues”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- Ther was also a Reve and a Millere, / A Somnour and a Pardoner also, / A Maunciple, and myself - ther were namo.
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Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *namō.
Inflection
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Further reading
- “namo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *namō, whence also Old Saxon namo and Old Dutch namo, Old English nama, Old Norse nafn, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō).
Declension
Derived terms
- selb namo (manuscript) / selb-namo (editions)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *namō.
Declension
Declension of namo
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | namo | namon, namun, naman |
| accusative | namon, naman | namon, namun, naman |
| genitive | namen, naman, namon | namono, nomana |
| dative | namen, naman, namon | namon, namun |
| instrumental | — | — |
References
- Altsächsisches Elementarbuch (Germanische Bibliothek. I. Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher. I. Reihe: Grammatiken. Fünfter Band; 2nd ed., Heidelberg, 1921) by Dr. F. Holthausen; p. 246 "namo sw. M. Name.", cp. p. 106ff.
- Gerhard Köbler, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, (5. Auflage) 2014
Pali
Alternative forms
Usage notes
Used in formula namo + dative of person honoured.
Derived terms
- namassati (“to venerate”)
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “namo”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
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