# Osmo
## Finnish
### Etymology

Taken from the Kalevala, a term for a young man, probably ultimately from osma (“wolverine”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈosmo/, [ˈo̞s̠mo̞]
* Rhymes: -osmo
* Hyphenation: Os‧mo

### Proper noun

Osmo
* a male given name
** 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 2:252-256:
    Eipä nouse Osmon ohra, / Ei kasva Kalevan kaura / Ilman maan alistamatta, / Ilman kasken kaatamatta, / Tuon tulella polttamatta.Osmo's barley willl not sprout / Nor the oats of Kaleva grow / Without clearing off the land, / Without cutting out a clearing, / Burning it all off with fire.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Osmo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Osmoni
Osmoni
accusative
nom.
Osmoni
Osmoni
gen.
Osmoni
genitive
Osmoni
Osmojeni
partitive
Osmoani
Osmojani
inessive
Osmossani
Osmoissani
elative
Osmostani
Osmoistani
illative
Osmooni
Osmoihini
adessive
Osmollani
Osmoillani
ablative
Osmoltani
Osmoiltani
allative
Osmolleni
Osmoilleni
essive
Osmonani
Osmoinani
translative
Osmokseni
Osmoikseni
abessive
Osmottani
Osmoittani
instructive
comitative
—Osmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Osmosi
Osmosi
accusative
nom.
Osmosi
Osmosi
gen.
Osmosi
genitive
Osmosi
Osmojesi
partitive
Osmoasi
Osmojasi
inessive
Osmossasi
Osmoissasi
elative
Osmostasi
Osmoistasi
illative
Osmoosi
Osmoihisi
adessive
Osmollasi
Osmoillasi
ablative
Osmoltasi
Osmoiltasi
allative
Osmollesi
Osmoillesi
essive
Osmonasi
Osmoinasi
translative
Osmoksesi
Osmoiksesi
abessive
Osmottasi
Osmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Osmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Osmomme
Osmomme
accusative
nom.
Osmomme
Osmomme
gen.
Osmomme
genitive
Osmomme
Osmojemme
partitive
Osmoamme
Osmojamme
inessive
Osmossamme
Osmoissamme
elative
Osmostamme
Osmoistamme
illative
Osmoomme
Osmoihimme
adessive
Osmollamme
Osmoillamme
ablative
Osmoltamme
Osmoiltamme
allative
Osmollemme
Osmoillemme
essive
Osmonamme
Osmoinamme
translative
Osmoksemme
Osmoiksemme
abessive
Osmottamme
Osmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Osmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Osmonne
Osmonne
accusative
nom.
Osmonne
Osmonne
gen.
Osmonne
genitive
Osmonne
Osmojenne
partitive
Osmoanne
Osmojanne
inessive
Osmossanne
Osmoissanne
elative
Osmostanne
Osmoistanne
illative
Osmoonne
Osmoihinne
adessive
Osmollanne
Osmoillanne
ablative
Osmoltanne
Osmoiltanne
allative
Osmollenne
Osmoillenne
essive
Osmonanne
Osmoinanne
translative
Osmoksenne
Osmoiksenne
abessive
Osmottanne
Osmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Osmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Osmonsa
Osmonsa
accusative
nom.
Osmonsa
Osmonsa
gen.
Osmonsa
genitive
Osmonsa
Osmojensa
partitive
Osmoaan Osmoansa
Osmojaan Osmojansa
inessive
Osmossaan Osmossansa
Osmoissaan Osmoissansa
elative
Osmostaan Osmostansa
Osmoistaan Osmoistansa
illative
Osmoonsa
Osmoihinsa
adessive
Osmollaan Osmollansa
Osmoillaan Osmoillansa
ablative
Osmoltaan Osmoltansa
Osmoiltaan Osmoiltansa
allative
Osmolleen Osmollensa
Osmoilleen Osmoillensa
essive
Osmonaan Osmonansa
Osmoinaan Osmoinansa
translative
Osmokseen Osmoksensa
Osmoikseen Osmoiksensa
abessive
Osmottaan Osmottansa
Osmoittaan Osmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Osmoineen Osmoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* osmonsolmu

#### Statistics

* Osmo is the 131st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,859 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,492 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Galician
### Etymology

Documented as Osamo in 1158. A Celtic place name, from Proto-Celtic *uxsamo- (“the uppermost”), from Proto-Celtic *owxs- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-, "high") + Proto-Celtic *-samo-, a superlative suffix.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔsmo̝/

### Proper noun

Osmo m
* A parish of Cenlle, Ourense, Galicia

#### Related terms

* Osma

### References

* ↑ Prósper, B. M. (2004) "Varia paleohispanica occidentalia", in Palaeohispanica, 4, page 189.
* ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 303.