саамка

Russian

Etymology

саа́м (saám) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈamkə]

Noun

саа́мка • (saámka) f anim (genitive саа́мки, nominative plural саа́мки, genitive plural саа́мок, masculine саа́м, relational adjective саа́мский)

1. (proscribed) female equivalent of саа́м (saám): Sami woman or girl

   Synonyms: (gender-neutral) саа́ми (saámi), (archaic, derogatory) лопа́рка (lopárka)

Usage notes

• The usage of the word is undesirable and is quite often considered derogatory, most likely due to its similarity to the word са́мка (sámka, “female animal”). Usage of the gender-neutral word саа́ми (saámi) is advised instead.

Declension

Declension of саа́мка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	саа́мка saámka	саа́мки saámki
genitive	саа́мки saámki	саа́мок saámok
dative	саа́мке saámke	саа́мкам saámkam
accusative	саа́мку saámku	саа́мок saámok
instrumental	саа́мкой, саа́мкою saámkoj, saámkoju	саа́мками saámkami
prepositional	саа́мке saámke	саа́мках saámkax