ammus

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑmːus/, [ˈɑ̝mːus̠] Rhymes: -ɑmːus Syllabification(key): am‧mus Hyphenation(key): am‧mus === Etymology 1 === ammu- (“to shoot”) +‎ -us ==== Noun ==== ammus projectile (any object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon, especially those shot with a firearm) (in the plural) ammunition ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ampua ==== Further reading ==== “ammus”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== ammus second-person singular present imperative of ampua (with enclitic -s) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== ammus second-person singular present imperative of ammua (with enclitic -s) === Anagrams === sammu, samum, summa == Ingrian == === Etymology === From ampua (“to strike”) +‎ -us. Akin to Finnish ammus. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑmːus/, [ˈɑmːŭz̠] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑmːus/, [ˈɑmːuʒ̥] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑmːus/, [ˈɑmːuʒ̥] Rhymes: -ɑmːus Hyphenation: am‧mus === Noun === ammus attack (of an illness) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 == Kabyle == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Berber. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amːus/ === Noun === ammus m (usually uncountable) verbal noun of ames: filth ==== Inflection ==== === References === Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[2], retrieved 2025 Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France == Old Irish == === Alternative forms === amas (late form) === Etymology === From a byform *admessus, a derivative of Proto-Celtic *messus, the ancestor of mess (“judgement”). Equivalent henceforth to ad- +‎ mess. The syncope of the front vowel in the second syllable triggered the palatalization of the ms cluster in the oblique stems, with u-infection obscuring the original front vowel in the rest of the declension. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.mus/ (Blasse) [ˈa.mus] (Griffith) [ˈa.møs] === Noun === ammus m verbal noun of ad·midethar attempt, effort act of tempting, temptation act of attacking; attack guess, conjecture act of hitting the mark (poetry) assonance, imperfect rhyme ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: amas === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ammus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language