вӯммь
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *vuomē.
Somehow related to Finnish uoma. Cognates include Northern Sami vuopmi and Skolt Sami vueʹmm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvuːmʲː/
Noun
вӯммь (vūmm’)
- valley
- (obsolete) shallow valley in a fell covered with grass
- (obsolete) tree line of a fell, forest zone
Inflection
| Declension of вӯммь (type I noun, ммь-мь gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | вӯммь (vūmm’) | |
| Genitive | вӯмь (vūm’) | |
| Dative-Illative | вуэмма (vuemma) | |
| Comitative | вӯмъенҍ (vūm’en’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | вӯммь (vūmm’) | вӯмь (vūm’) |
| Accusative | вӯмь (vūm’) | вӯмъетҍ (vūm’et’) |
| Genitive | вӯмь (vūm’) | вӯмъе (vūm’e) |
| Dative-Illative | вуэмма (vuemma) | вӯмъетҍ (vūm’et’) |
| Locative | вӯмъесьт (vūm’es’t) | вӯмъенҍ (vūm’en’) |
| Comitative | вӯмъенҍ (vūm’en’) | вӯмъегуэйм (vūm’eguejm) |
| Abessive | вӯмьха (vūm’xa) | вӯмъеха (vūm’exa) |
| Essive | вӯммъенҍ (vūmm’en’) | |
| Partitive | вӯммъе (vūmm’e) | |
Synonyms
- нюэццьк (njuecc’k) (obsolete)
Further reading
- N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)][1], Русский язык, page 57
- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “вӯммь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “vū͕mm”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 787
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “vū͕mm”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland