ка̄ййм

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• каййм (kajjm) (dated)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kājmē, borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kaima. Doublet of куййм (kujjm) (obsolete).

Related to Finnish kaima. Cognate with Northern Sami gáibmi, Skolt Sami käiʹmm, Ter Sami каййма (kâjjmâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːjːm/

Noun

ка̄ййм (kājjm)

1. namesake (person with the same name as another)

Inflection

Inflection of ка̄ййм
Nominative	ка̄ййм (kājjm)
Genitive	ка̄йм (kājm)
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ка̄ййм (kājjm)	ка̄йм (kājm)
Accusative	ка̄йм (kājm)	коа̄ймэтҍ (kååjmet’)
Genitive	ка̄йм (kājm)	коа̄ймэ (kååjme)
Illative	ка̄ййма (kājjma)	коа̄ймэтҍ (kååjmet’)
Locative	ка̄ймэсьт (kājmes’t)	коа̄ймэнҍ (kååjmen’)
Comitative	коа̄ймэнҍ (kååjmen’)	коа̄ймэгуэйм (kååjmeguejm)
Abessive	ка̄ймха (kājmxa)	коа̄ймэха (kååjmexa)
Essive	ка̄йймэнҍ (kājjmen’)
Partitive	ка̄йймэ (kājjme)
Possessive forms (Singular object) Singular possessor Multiple possessors 1st person {{{s1_Sposs}}} {{{p1_Sposs}}} 2nd person {{{s2_Sposs}}} {{{p2_Sposs}}} 3rd person {{{s3_Sposs}}} {{{p3_Sposs}}} (Multiple objects) Singular possessor Multiple possessors 1st person {{{s1_Pposs}}} {{{p1_Pposs}}} 2nd person {{{s2_Pposs}}} {{{p2_Pposs}}} 3rd person {{{s3_Pposs}}} {{{p3_Pposs}}}

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kaī̭mᵃ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 96
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ка̄ййм”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway