# ampua
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ampɜ-. Probably cognate to Erzya аволдамс (avoldams, “to swing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑmpuɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝mpuɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑmpuɑ
* Hyphenation: am‧pua

### Verb

ampua
* (transitive) to shoot (fire a projectile or a weapon that fires a projectile)
    Ammuin sinua.I shot (at) you.
    Ammuin sinut.I shot (and killed) you.
* (transitive, informal) to explode, blast, especially to blast rock
    Synonym: räjäyttää
* (sports, informal) to shoot (attempt to score a goal in a ball game)
    Synonyms: laukaista, laukoa

#### Usage notes

* (to shoot): This verb may be telic (take an accusative object) or atelic (take a partitive object). The former implies shooting to death and the latter not to death, unless otherwise specified. Further emphasis can be made if necessary:
    ampua kuoliaaksi ― to shoot dead
    ampua (jotakuta) kohti (with the implication of missing) ― to shoot at (someone)

#### Derived terms

* ammunta
* ammus
* ampiainen
* ampu
* ampuja
* ampuminen
* ammuskella
* ammuttaa
* ampaista
* ampuilla
* ampuma-ala
* ampuma-alue
* ampuma-ase
* ampuma-asento
* ampuma-aukko
* ampumaetäisyys
* ampumahaava
* ampumahalli
* ampumaharjoitus
* ampumahauta
* ampumahiihto
* ampumahiihtäjä
* ampumajuoksu
* ampumakilpailu
* ampumakunto
* ampumalaite
* ampumalava
* ampumaleiri
* ampumalinja
* ampumamatka
* ampumaoppi
* ampumaote
* ampumapeli
* ampumapesäke
* ampumapäätös
* ampumarata
* ampumaseura
* ampumataito
* ampumatarkkuus
* ampumatarvike
* ampumatasanne
* ampumataulu
* ampumaurheilu
* ampumavälikohtaus
* yliampua

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “ampu”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “ampua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

## Franco-Provençal
### Alternative forms

* ampoua (Piemontais)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Gallo-Italic, compare Piedmontese àmpola, Lombard ampon, Venetan ampoma, ampómola.

### Noun

ampua f (plural ampues) (ORB, broad)
* raspberry

### References

* framboise in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
* ampua in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ampudak. Cognates include Finnish ampua and Veps ampta.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑmpuɑ/, [ˈɑmpo̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑmpuɑ/, [ˈɑmpuɑ]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈɑmpuɑk/, [ˈɑmpuɑɡ̊]
* Rhymes: -ɑmpoː, -ɑmpuɑ
* Hyphenation: am‧pu‧a

### Verb

ampua
* (transitive) to shoot
** 1885, “Sprachproben: Der goldene Vogel”, in Volmari Porkka, editor, Ueber den Ingrischen Dialekt mit Berücksichtigung der übrigen finnisch-ingermanländischen Dialekte:Poika ampui lintua.The boy shot the bird.(Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Ingrian language.)
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 18:Repo repi kanan. Miko ammu repo!The fox snatches the hen. Miko shoot the fox!
** 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:Jahtimees pyssynkä ampui jäniksen.The hunter shot a hare with a gun.
* (transitive) to strike
* (transitive, usually atelic) to request
* (intransitive) to shoot, fire

#### Usage notes

* In the sense "to shoot", the partitive is used in order to denote a shot that wounded the target, and the accusative is used to denote a shot that killed the target:
    Miä ammuin reppoa, mut en jaksant tappaa. ― I shot at the fox, but couldn't kill it.
    Miä ammuin jäniksen ja söin hänen. ― I shot the hare and ate it.

#### Synonyms

* (to request): kyssyä
* (to fire): paukuttaa

#### Derived terms

* ammus
* ampumiin

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 15
* Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 20

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ampudak (possibly through Ingrian or Finnish), from Proto-Finno-Permic *ampɜ-.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈɑmpuɑ̯/, [ˈɑmpuɑ̯]
* Rhymes: -ɑmpuɑ̯
* Hyphenation: am‧pua

### Verb

ampua
* to shoot, fire
* (of thunder) to strike
* (of insects) to sting

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “ampua”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn