"-ko-" meaning in All languages combined

See -ko- on Wiktionary

Interfix [Finnish]

Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *-ko-. Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-ko-}} Proto-Finnic *-ko- Head templates: {{head|fi|interfix}} -ko-
  1. Marker of imperative mood in verbs in the third person, first-person plural and second-person plural. Tags: morpheme

Infix [Proto-Finnic]

Etymology: Probably related to *-k ~ *-ka- (imperative ending). The exact morphology remains unclear, however. Head templates: {{head|urj-fin-pro|infix}} *-ko-
  1. Imperative?/jussive?/optative? mood marker in the third person. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction Synonyms: *-ka-
    Sense id: en--ko--urj-fin-pro-infix-Bmsf-ecr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Finnic entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Finnic infixes

Infix [Swahili]

Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -ko-
  1. infixed form of -ko (“[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] relative marker, where”) Tags: morpheme
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish interfixes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "laulaa (“he/she sings”) + -ko- → laulakoon (“may he/she sing”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "hankkii (“he/she acquires”) + -ko- → hankkikoon (“may he/she acquire”)"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "a-"
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        {
          "word": "yu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hayu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-m-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ye"
        },
        {
          "word": "wa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hawa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-wa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-o"
        },
        {
          "word": "u-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hau-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-u-"
        },
        {
          "word": "i-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hai-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-i-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-yo"
        },
        {
          "word": "li-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hali-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-li-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-lo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ya-"
        },
        {
          "word": "haya-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ya-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ki-"
        },
        {
          "word": "haki-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ki-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cho"
        },
        {
          "word": "vi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "havi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-vi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-vyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "zi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hazi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-zi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-zo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ku-"
        },
        {
          "word": "haku-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ku-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ko"
        },
        {
          "word": "pa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hapa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-pa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-po"
        },
        {
          "word": "m-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ham-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hamw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hamu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mo"
        }
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "-ko-"
}

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      "lang": "Võro",
      "lang_code": "vro",
      "word": "-kuq/-guq"
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    {
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      "lang_code": "vot",
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          "parents": [],
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      "id": "en--ko--urj-fin-pro-infix-Bmsf-ecr",
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}
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          "text": "laulaa (“he/she sings”) + -ko- → laulakoon (“may he/she sing”)"
        },
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          "text": "hankkii (“he/she acquires”) + -ko- → hankkikoon (“may he/she acquire”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Marker of imperative mood in verbs in the third person, first-person plural and second-person plural."
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  "lang": "Swahili",
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    {
      "word": "yu-"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "-mu-"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "hau-"
    },
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      "word": "-u-"
    },
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      "word": "i-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hai-"
    },
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      "word": "-i-"
    },
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      "word": "-yo"
    },
    {
      "word": "li-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hali-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-li-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-lo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ya-"
    },
    {
      "word": "haya-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ya-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ki-"
    },
    {
      "word": "haki-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ki-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cho"
    },
    {
      "word": "vi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "havi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-vi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-vyo"
    },
    {
      "word": "zi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hazi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-zi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-zo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ku-"
    },
    {
      "word": "haku-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ku-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ko"
    },
    {
      "word": "pa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hapa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-pa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-po"
    },
    {
      "word": "m-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mw-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ham-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hamw-"
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      "word": "hamu-"
    },
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}

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