lemu

See also: lĕmu and Lemu

Esperanto

Verb

lemu

1. imperative of lemi

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown; related to Ingrian lemissä and Karelian lemahtoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlemu/, [ˈle̞mu]
• Rhymes: -emu
• Hyphenation^(key): le‧mu

Noun

lemu

1. reek, stench

Declension

Inflection of lemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		lemu	lemut
genitive		lemun	lemujen
partitive		lemua	lemuja
illative		lemuun	lemuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lemu	lemut
accusative	nom.	lemu	lemut
	gen.	lemun
genitive		lemun	lemujen
partitive		lemua	lemuja
inessive		lemussa	lemuissa
elative		lemusta	lemuista
illative		lemuun	lemuihin
adessive		lemulla	lemuilla
ablative		lemulta	lemuilta
allative		lemulle	lemuille
essive		lemuna	lemuina
translative		lemuksi	lemuiksi
abessive		lemutta	lemuitta
instructive		—	lemuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lemuni lemuni accusative nom. lemuni lemuni gen. lemuni genitive lemuni lemujeni partitive lemuani lemujani inessive lemussani lemuissani elative lemustani lemuistani illative lemuuni lemuihini adessive lemullani lemuillani ablative lemultani lemuiltani allative lemulleni lemuilleni essive lemunani lemuinani translative lemukseni lemuikseni abessive lemuttani lemuittani instructive — — comitative — lemuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lemusi lemusi accusative nom. lemusi lemusi gen. lemusi genitive lemusi lemujesi partitive lemuasi lemujasi inessive lemussasi lemuissasi elative lemustasi lemuistasi illative lemuusi lemuihisi adessive lemullasi lemuillasi ablative lemultasi lemuiltasi allative lemullesi lemuillesi essive lemunasi lemuinasi translative lemuksesi lemuiksesi abessive lemuttasi lemuittasi instructive — — comitative — lemuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lemumme lemumme accusative nom. lemumme lemumme gen. lemumme genitive lemumme lemujemme partitive lemuamme lemujamme inessive lemussamme lemuissamme elative lemustamme lemuistamme illative lemuumme lemuihimme adessive lemullamme lemuillamme ablative lemultamme lemuiltamme allative lemullemme lemuillemme essive lemunamme lemuinamme translative lemuksemme lemuiksemme abessive lemuttamme lemuittamme instructive — — comitative — lemuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lemunne lemunne accusative nom. lemunne lemunne gen. lemunne genitive lemunne lemujenne partitive lemuanne lemujanne inessive lemussanne lemuissanne elative lemustanne lemuistanne illative lemuunne lemuihinne adessive lemullanne lemuillanne ablative lemultanne lemuiltanne allative lemullenne lemuillenne essive lemunanne lemuinanne translative lemuksenne lemuiksenne abessive lemuttanne lemuittanne instructive — — comitative — lemuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lemunsa lemunsa accusative nom. lemunsa lemunsa gen. lemunsa genitive lemunsa lemujensa partitive lemuaan lemuansa lemujaan lemujansa inessive lemussaan lemussansa lemuissaan lemuissansa elative lemustaan lemustansa lemuistaan lemuistansa illative lemuunsa lemuihinsa adessive lemullaan lemullansa lemuillaan lemuillansa ablative lemultaan lemultansa lemuiltaan lemuiltansa allative lemulleen lemullensa lemuilleen lemuillensa essive lemunaan lemunansa lemuinaan lemuinansa translative lemukseen lemuksensa lemuikseen lemuiksensa abessive lemuttaan lemuttansa lemuittaan lemuittansa instructive — — comitative — lemuineen lemuinensa

Derived terms

• lemuta

Further reading

• “lemu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• lume, melu

Hawaiian

Noun

lemu

1. buttocks (politer than ʻōkole)

Verb

lemu

1. slow-moving, sluggish
2. lagging

Javanese

Romanization

lemu

1. Romanization of ꦊꦩꦸ

Mapudungun

Noun

lemu (m)

1. Forest, mount.

Descendants

• Spanish: lemu-, -lemu (in toponyms: Pichilemu, Coelemu, Copiulemu, Lemuy, Tregualemu, Bucalemu)

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa lḕmō, ultimately from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lè.mṹ/

Noun

lèmú (plural lèmúzhì)

1. orange
2. lime

Derived terms

• lèmúkó (“grapefruit”)