Etymology
From Proto-Valtamic *nåmu, from *nåmän + *-u (compare Latin nōminō). Analyzable as namän + -o.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Valtamic) IPA: /ˈnɑmɔ/; [ˈnɑ̝mɔ̞]
Verb
namo (auxiliary infinitive namäṅ, past participle namätä)
- (transitive) to call
- (ditransitive) to name, assign a name to
- (passive voice) to have a name, be named, be called
Inflection
ExpandConjugation of namo (low-harmony)
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Infinitive
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Bare
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namo1
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Auxiliary
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namäṅ
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Participle
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Present
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namänän
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Past
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namätä
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Person
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Singular
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Plural
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First
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Second
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Third
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First
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Second
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Third
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Indicative
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äk
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our
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ü, o, ä
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nour
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ġë
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i
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Active
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Present
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Simple
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namo
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namar
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namas
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namamar
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namasar
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namans
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Perfect
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äz namäṅ
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är namäṅ
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äc namäṅ
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äräm namäṅ
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ätlär namäṅ
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räns namäṅ
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Past
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Simple
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namäm
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namär
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namät
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namämär
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namäsär
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namänt
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Perfect
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uľ namäṅ
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ut namäṅ
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umur namäṅ
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utlir namäṅ
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uls namäṅ
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Future
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Simple
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namämban
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namärban
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namäban
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namäsban
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Perfect
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hruṡ namäṅ
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hrur namäṅ
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hruṡum namäṅ
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hruṡur namäṅ
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hrubun namäṅ
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Passive
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Present
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Simple
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namol
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namasal
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namamal
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namansal
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Perfect
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ultil namäṅ
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ultisul namäṅ
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ultimul namäṅ
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ultinsul namäṅ
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Past
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Simple
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namäl
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namäz
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namäsäl
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namämäl
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namämäṅ
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namänsäl
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Perfect
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ulïl namäṅ
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utliz namäṅ
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utlisil namäṅ
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umil namäṅ
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utlimiṅ namäṅ
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ulsinsil namäṅ
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Future
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Simple
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namäblan
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namäzblan
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namäblan
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namärmäṅ
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Perfect
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ultiblun namäṅ
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ultizbun namäṅ
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ultisbun namäṅ
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ultirmiṅ namäṅ
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Subjunctive
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äk
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our
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ü, o, ä
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nour
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ġë
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i
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Active
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Present
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Simple
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namom
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namas
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namat
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namamat
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Perfect
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ramom namäṅ
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ramas namäṅ
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ramam namäṅ
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ramarat namäṅ
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Past
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Simple
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namoram
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namärär
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namärät
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namarant
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Perfect
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ramorom namäṅ
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ramärär namäṅ
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ramäräm namäṅ
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ramarant namäṅ
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Passive
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Present
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Simple
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namaṡ
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namonsar
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Perfect
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ramaṡ namäṅ
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ramonsar namäṅ
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Past
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Simple
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namorol
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namäräz
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namäräsäl
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namaransal
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Perfect
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ramorol namäṅ
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ramäräz namäṅ
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ramäräsäl namäṅ
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ramaransal namäṅ
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Imperative
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—
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our
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—
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—
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ġë
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—
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Active
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—
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namä
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—
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—
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namäc
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—
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Passive
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—
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namäz
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—
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—
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namämäṅ
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—
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1Also forms the gerund
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