ся̄м

Kildin Sami

Ка̄ллесь сӣммнэнҍ

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *seamōn. Cognates include Skolt Sami seäm and Northern Sami seamu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se̯am/

Noun

ся̄м (sjām)

1. beard
2. (figurative) an experienced elder man

Inflection

Inflection of ся̄м
Nominative	ся̄м (sjām)
Genitive	сӣмман (sīmman)
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ся̄м (sjām)	сӣмман (sīmman)
Accusative	сӣмман (sīmman)	сӣммнэтҍ (sīmmnet’)
Genitive	сӣмман (sīmman)	сӣммнэ (sīmmne)
Illative	сӣммнэ (sīmmne)	сӣммнэтҍ (sīmmnet’)
Locative	сӣммнэсьт (sīmmnes’t)	сӣммнэнҍ (sīmmnen’)
Comitative	сӣммнэнҍ (sīmmnen’)	сӣммнэгуэйм (sīmmneguejm)
Abessive	сӣммнаһта (sīmmnahta)	сӣммнэха (sīmmnexa)
Essive	сӣммнэнҍ (sīmmnen’)
Partitive	сӣммнэдтӭ (sīmmnedt’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}}}

Derived terms

• ся̄млуввэ (sjāmluvve)
• ся̄млувнэ (sjāmluvne)

Adjective

ся̄м (sjām)

1. bearded
2. (figurative) experienced (of an elder person)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), 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 340
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “sėȧmᵃ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 481