omu

From Latin homo (“person, man”), from Old Latin hemo, from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”). Cognates include Italian uomo (“person, man”) and Romanian om (“human, man”).

omu m

1. person, man
2. man, male

omu

1. one

omu f

1. inflection of oma:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

• òmminu (analogical singular from plural)

From Latin homo (“man, human being”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔmu/
• Hyphenation: ò‧mu

omu m (plural òmini)

1. man
2. human being, mankind

• (man): cristianu

Borrowed from Dutch oom.

omu

1. uncle
2. (colloquial) ethnic Chinese shopkeeper
   • 1982, R. Jie (lyrics and music), “Ommoe Snesie”, in Cynthia, performed by Conjunto Latinos:

     Mi go na omu Sneisi / Fu go bai brede / Dan mi o poti botro gi en / Dan mi o poti kasi gi en

     I'm going to uncle Chinese / To buy bread / Then I'll put butter on it / Then I'll put cheese on it

3. (colloquial, metonymically) corner store

omu

1. (stative) to be ripe

Conjugation of omu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toomu	foomu	miomu
2nd	noomu	niomu
3rd	Masculine	oomu	iomu, yoomu†
Feminine	moomu
Neuter	iomu
† - archaic

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh