-хэмь
Appearance
Kildin Sami
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- -хэм (-xem)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *-tteamē. Probably related to Finnish -ton and Moksha -фтома (-ftoma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-хэмь (-xem’)
- Forms adjectives indicating a lack of something.
- чалльм (čall’m, “eye”) + -хэмь (-xem’) → чалльмхэмь (čall’mxem’, “blind”)
- пе̄лльй (piell’j, “ear”) + -хэмь (-xem’) → пе̄лльйхэмь (piell’jxem’, “deaf”)
Inflection
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