kammo

See also: kám-mō͘

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly an irregular derivation from the same root as kamala (for the m ~ mm variation, compare hämmentää < hämätä). Alternatively, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skamō (compare dialectal kamo), or from variant *skammō (whence Old Norse skǫmm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmːo/, [ˈkɑ̝mːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːo
• Syllabification^(key): kam‧mo
• Hyphenation^(key): kam‧mo

Noun

kammo

1. detestation, abhorrence (feeling of strong fear and disgust)
2. phobia

   ahtaanpaikankammo / suljetun paikan kammo ― claustrophobia

   avoimen paikan kammo ― agoraphobia

   korkean paikan kammo ― acrophobia

Declension

Inflection of kammo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kammo	kammot
genitive		kammon	kammojen
partitive		kammoa	kammoja
illative		kammoon	kammoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kammo	kammot
accusative	nom.	kammo	kammot
	gen.	kammon
genitive		kammon	kammojen
partitive		kammoa	kammoja
inessive		kammossa	kammoissa
elative		kammosta	kammoista
illative		kammoon	kammoihin
adessive		kammolla	kammoilla
ablative		kammolta	kammoilta
allative		kammolle	kammoille
essive		kammona	kammoina
translative		kammoksi	kammoiksi
abessive		kammotta	kammoitta
instructive		—	kammoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kammoni kammoni accusative nom. kammoni kammoni gen. kammoni genitive kammoni kammojeni partitive kammoani kammojani inessive kammossani kammoissani elative kammostani kammoistani illative kammooni kammoihini adessive kammollani kammoillani ablative kammoltani kammoiltani allative kammolleni kammoilleni essive kammonani kammoinani translative kammokseni kammoikseni abessive kammottani kammoittani instructive — — comitative — kammoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kammosi kammosi accusative nom. kammosi kammosi gen. kammosi genitive kammosi kammojesi partitive kammoasi kammojasi inessive kammossasi kammoissasi elative kammostasi kammoistasi illative kammoosi kammoihisi adessive kammollasi kammoillasi ablative kammoltasi kammoiltasi allative kammollesi kammoillesi essive kammonasi kammoinasi translative kammoksesi kammoiksesi abessive kammottasi kammoittasi instructive — — comitative — kammoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kammomme kammomme accusative nom. kammomme kammomme gen. kammomme genitive kammomme kammojemme partitive kammoamme kammojamme inessive kammossamme kammoissamme elative kammostamme kammoistamme illative kammoomme kammoihimme adessive kammollamme kammoillamme ablative kammoltamme kammoiltamme allative kammollemme kammoillemme essive kammonamme kammoinamme translative kammoksemme kammoiksemme abessive kammottamme kammoittamme instructive — — comitative — kammoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kammonne kammonne accusative nom. kammonne kammonne gen. kammonne genitive kammonne kammojenne partitive kammoanne kammojanne inessive kammossanne kammoissanne elative kammostanne kammoistanne illative kammoonne kammoihinne adessive kammollanne kammoillanne ablative kammoltanne kammoiltanne allative kammollenne kammoillenne essive kammonanne kammoinanne translative kammoksenne kammoiksenne abessive kammottanne kammoittanne instructive — — comitative — kammoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kammonsa kammonsa accusative nom. kammonsa kammonsa gen. kammonsa genitive kammonsa kammojensa partitive kammoaan kammoansa kammojaan kammojansa inessive kammossaan kammossansa kammoissaan kammoissansa elative kammostaan kammostansa kammoistaan kammoistansa illative kammoonsa kammoihinsa adessive kammollaan kammollansa kammoillaan kammoillansa ablative kammoltaan kammoltansa kammoiltaan kammoiltansa allative kammolleen kammollensa kammoilleen kammoillensa essive kammonaan kammonansa kammoinaan kammoinansa translative kammokseen kammoksensa kammoikseen kammoiksensa abessive kammottaan kammottansa kammoittaan kammoittansa instructive — — comitative — kammoineen kammoinensa

Synonyms

• (phobia): fobia

Derived terms

• kammoa
• kammoinen
• kammoksua
• kammota
• kammottaa
• kammotus

compounds

• ahtaanpaikankammo
• aukiokammo
• homokammo
• peseytymiskammo
• piikkikammo
• rimakammo
• susikammo
• tappiokammo
• torikammo
• uskontokammo

Further reading

• “kammo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• komma