олмэнч

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• о̄ллмэнч (ōllmenč)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *olmōńčë. Compare Northern Sami olmmoš or Skolt Sami ooumaž.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolmɛnt͡ʃʲ/

Noun

олмэнч (olmenč) (plural олма, о̄ллмэ)

1. person
2. human
   • 2021, A. M. Sapelnikova, “Та̄л А̄ка”, in Голос Севера (приложение) [Voice of the North (appendix)], St Petersburg: Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, page 275:

     Коаввьнэнҍ со̄н о̄ллмэ, пыххьтэнҍ пэ̄ҏҏьтэ.

     Kåvv’nen’ sōn ōllme, pyxx’ten’ pēr̥r̥’te.

     Humans found it, took home.

Usage notes

• The historical plural form of the word is олма, and like other words ending with -нч, the plural form can be used as alternative singular (eg. То̄нн ля̄к шӣг олма (= олмэнч) ‘You are a good person’)
• It's unclear where does the plural form (and therefore form of the stem) о̄ллмэ comes from. The "historical" plural form олма nowadays seems to be used exclusively as a plural nominative.

Inflection

(modern)

Inflection of олмэнч
Nominative	олмэнч, олма (olmenč, olma)
Genitive	о̄ллмэ (ōllme)
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	олмэнч, олма (olmenč, olma)	о̄ллмэ (ōllme)
Accusative	о̄ллмэ (ōllme)	о̄ллмэтҍ (ōllmet’)
Genitive	о̄ллмэ (ōllme)	о̄ллмэе, о̄ллмэ (ōllmeje, ōllme)
Illative	о̄ллмне, олмэнче (ōllmnje, olmenčje)	о̄ллмэтҍ (ōllmet’)
Locative	о̄ллмэсьт (ōllmes’t)	о̄ллмэнҍ (ōllmen’)
Comitative	о̄ллмэнҍ (ōllmen’)	олмагуэйм (olmaguejm)
Abessive	о̄ллмаhта (ōllmahta)	олмаха, олмаеха (olmaxa, olmajexa)
Essive	о̄ллмэнҍ (ōllmen’)
Partitive	о̄ллмэдтӭ (ōllmedt’e)
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}}}

(historical, rare or obsolete)

Inflection of олмэнч
Nominative	олмэнч (olmenč)
Genitive	олма (olma)
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	олмэнч (olmenč)	олма (olma)
Accusative	олма (olma)	олматҍ (olmat’)
Genitive	олма (olma)	олмае (olmaje)
Illative	олмне, олмэнче (olmnje, olmenčje)	олматҍ (olmat’)
Locative	олмасьт (olmas’t)	олманҍ (olman’)
Comitative	олманҍ (olman’)	олмагуэйм (olmaguejm)
Abessive	олмаhта (olmahta)	олмаха, олмаеха (olmaxa, olmajexa)
Essive	олмненҍ, олмэнченҍ (olmnjen’, olmenčjen’)
Partitive	олмнедтӭ, олмэнче (olmnjedt’e, olmenčje)
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}}}

See also

• о̄ллмай (ōllmaj)
• о̄ллмъенч (ōllm’enč)
• оалм (ålm)

Further reading

• A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN, page 206
• A. A. Antonova (2014) “олмэнч”, in A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “олма”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “о̄ллмэ”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• 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 241
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “oлmɐ̑ń̄ᵈʼťš́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 319
• Michael Rießler (2009) “74261616930820994”, in Kildin Saami vocabulary, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology