Estonian
Verb
saame
- first-person plural present indicative of saama
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Northern Sami sápmi, from Proto-Samic *sāmē; probably ultimately from the same origin as Häme and possibly Suomi (see it for more).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑːme/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːme̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑːme
- Syllabification(key): saa‧me
- Hyphenation(key): saa‧me
Noun
saame
- Sámi (any of the languages of the Sámi people)
Declension
| Inflection of saame (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
saame
|
—
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| genitive
|
saamen
|
—
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| partitive
|
saamea
|
—
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| illative
|
saameen
|
—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
saame
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
saame
|
—
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| gen.
|
saamen
|
| genitive
|
saamen
|
—
|
| partitive
|
saamea
|
—
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| inessive
|
saamessa
|
—
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| elative
|
saamesta
|
—
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| illative
|
saameen
|
—
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| adessive
|
saamella
|
—
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| ablative
|
saamelta
|
—
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| allative
|
saamelle
|
—
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| essive
|
saamena
|
—
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| translative
|
saameksi
|
—
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| abessive
|
saametta
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
saameni
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
saameni
|
—
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| gen.
|
saameni
|
| genitive
|
saameni
|
—
|
| partitive
|
saameani
|
—
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| inessive
|
saamessani
|
—
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| elative
|
saamestani
|
—
|
| illative
|
saameeni
|
—
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| adessive
|
saamellani
|
—
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| ablative
|
saameltani
|
—
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| allative
|
saamelleni
|
—
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| essive
|
saamenani
|
—
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| translative
|
saamekseni
|
—
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| abessive
|
saamettani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
saamesi
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
saamesi
|
—
|
| gen.
|
saamesi
|
| genitive
|
saamesi
|
—
|
| partitive
|
saameasi
|
—
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| inessive
|
saamessasi
|
—
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| elative
|
saamestasi
|
—
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| illative
|
saameesi
|
—
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| adessive
|
saamellasi
|
—
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| ablative
|
saameltasi
|
—
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| allative
|
saamellesi
|
—
|
| essive
|
saamenasi
|
—
|
| translative
|
saameksesi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
saamettasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
saamemme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
saamemme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
saamemme
|
| genitive
|
saamemme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
saameamme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
saamessamme
|
—
|
| elative
|
saamestamme
|
—
|
| illative
|
saameemme
|
—
|
| adessive
|
saamellamme
|
—
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| ablative
|
saameltamme
|
—
|
| allative
|
saamellemme
|
—
|
| essive
|
saamenamme
|
—
|
| translative
|
saameksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
saamettamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
saamenne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
saamenne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
saamenne
|
| genitive
|
saamenne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
saameanne
|
—
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| inessive
|
saamessanne
|
—
|
| elative
|
saamestanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
saameenne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
saamellanne
|
—
|
| ablative
|
saameltanne
|
—
|
| allative
|
saamellenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
saamenanne
|
—
|
| translative
|
saameksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
saamettanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
saamensa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
saamensa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
saamensa
|
| genitive
|
saamensa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
saameaan
saameansa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
saamessaan
saamessansa
|
—
|
| elative
|
saamestaan
saamestansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
saameensa
|
—
|
| adessive
|
saamellaan
saamellansa
|
—
|
| ablative
|
saameltaan
saameltansa
|
—
|
| allative
|
saamelleen
saamellensa
|
—
|
| essive
|
saamenaan
saamenansa
|
—
|
| translative
|
saamekseen
saameksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
saamettaan
saamettansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
—
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