sauma

See also: ŝaŭma

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*saumaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *saumaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯mɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑumɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sau‧ma
  • Hyphenation(key): sau‧ma

Noun

sauma

  1. seam (folded back and stitched piece of fabric)
  2. seam (joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials)
  3. seam (a gap between structural parts which is often filled with something)
  4. seam (line of junction)
  5. (informal) chance, window of opportunity
    ei mitään saumaanot a chance

Declension

Inflection of sauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative sauma saumat
genitive sauman saumojen
partitive saumaa saumoja
illative saumaan saumoihin
singular plural
nominative sauma saumat
accusative nom. sauma saumat
gen. sauman
genitive sauman saumojen
saumain rare
partitive saumaa saumoja
inessive saumassa saumoissa
elative saumasta saumoista
illative saumaan saumoihin
adessive saumalla saumoilla
ablative saumalta saumoilta
allative saumalle saumoille
essive saumana saumoina
translative saumaksi saumoiksi
abessive saumatta saumoitta
instructive saumoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saumani saumani
accusative nom. saumani saumani
gen. saumani
genitive saumani saumojeni
saumaini rare
partitive saumaani saumojani
inessive saumassani saumoissani
elative saumastani saumoistani
illative saumaani saumoihini
adessive saumallani saumoillani
ablative saumaltani saumoiltani
allative saumalleni saumoilleni
essive saumanani saumoinani
translative saumakseni saumoikseni
abessive saumattani saumoittani
instructive
comitative saumoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saumasi saumasi
accusative nom. saumasi saumasi
gen. saumasi
genitive saumasi saumojesi
saumaisi rare
partitive saumaasi saumojasi
inessive saumassasi saumoissasi
elative saumastasi saumoistasi
illative saumaasi saumoihisi
adessive saumallasi saumoillasi
ablative saumaltasi saumoiltasi
allative saumallesi saumoillesi
essive saumanasi saumoinasi
translative saumaksesi saumoiksesi
abessive saumattasi saumoittasi
instructive
comitative saumoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saumamme saumamme
accusative nom. saumamme saumamme
gen. saumamme
genitive saumamme saumojemme
saumaimme rare
partitive saumaamme saumojamme
inessive saumassamme saumoissamme
elative saumastamme saumoistamme
illative saumaamme saumoihimme
adessive saumallamme saumoillamme
ablative saumaltamme saumoiltamme
allative saumallemme saumoillemme
essive saumanamme saumoinamme
translative saumaksemme saumoiksemme
abessive saumattamme saumoittamme
instructive
comitative saumoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saumanne saumanne
accusative nom. saumanne saumanne
gen. saumanne
genitive saumanne saumojenne
saumainne rare
partitive saumaanne saumojanne
inessive saumassanne saumoissanne
elative saumastanne saumoistanne
illative saumaanne saumoihinne
adessive saumallanne saumoillanne
ablative saumaltanne saumoiltanne
allative saumallenne saumoillenne
essive saumananne saumoinanne
translative saumaksenne saumoiksenne
abessive saumattanne saumoittanne
instructive
comitative saumoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative saumansa saumansa
accusative nom. saumansa saumansa
gen. saumansa
genitive saumansa saumojensa
saumainsa rare
partitive saumaansa saumojaan
saumojansa
inessive saumassaan
saumassansa
saumoissaan
saumoissansa
elative saumastaan
saumastansa
saumoistaan
saumoistansa
illative saumaansa saumoihinsa
adessive saumallaan
saumallansa
saumoillaan
saumoillansa
ablative saumaltaan
saumaltansa
saumoiltaan
saumoiltansa
allative saumalleen
saumallensa
saumoilleen
saumoillensa
essive saumanaan
saumanansa
saumoinaan
saumoinansa
translative saumakseen
saumaksensa
saumoikseen
saumoiksensa
abessive saumattaan
saumattansa
saumoittaan
saumoittansa
instructive
comitative saumoineen
saumoinensa

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsøyːma/
    Rhymes: -øyːma

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

sauma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative saumaði, supine saumað)

  1. to sew
Conjugation
sauma – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur sauma
supine sagnbót saumað
present participle
saumandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég sauma saumaði saumi saumaði
þú saumar saumaðir saumir saumaðir
hann, hún, það saumar saumaði saumi saumaði
plural við saumum saumuðum saumum saumuðum
þið saumið saumuðuð saumið saumuðuð
þeir, þær, þau sauma saumuðu saumi saumuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú sauma (þú), saumaðu
plural þið saumið (þið), saumiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
saumast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að saumast
supine sagnbót saumast
present participle
saumandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég saumast saumaðist saumist saumaðist
þú saumast saumaðist saumist saumaðist
hann, hún, það saumast saumaðist saumist saumaðist
plural við saumumst saumuðumst saumumst saumuðumst
þið saumist saumuðust saumist saumuðust
þeir, þær, þau saumast saumuðust saumist saumuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú saumast (þú), saumastu
plural þið saumist (þið), saumisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
saumaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
saumaður saumuð saumað saumaðir saumaðar saumuð
accusative
(þolfall)
saumaðan saumaða saumað saumaða saumaðar saumuð
dative
(þágufall)
saumuðum saumaðri saumuðu saumuðum saumuðum saumuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
saumaðs saumaðrar saumaðs saumaðra saumaðra saumaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
saumaði saumaða saumaða saumuðu saumuðu saumuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
saumaða saumuðu saumaða saumuðu saumuðu saumuðu
dative
(þágufall)
saumaða saumuðu saumaða saumuðu saumuðu saumuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
saumaða saumuðu saumaða saumuðu saumuðu saumuðu

Etymology 2

Noun

sauma

  1. indefinite accusative plural of saumur
  2. indefinite genitive plural of saumur

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin sauma, from alteration of Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Compare French somme, Italian soma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsawmo]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

sauma f (plural saumas)

  1. she-ass, jenny-ass

Derived terms