вӯммь

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Kildin Sami[edit]

Вӯммь Та̄ре̄ммьнесьт.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *vuomē.

Somehow related to Finnish uoma. Cognates include Northern Sami vuopmi and Skolt Sami vueʹmm.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

вӯммь (vūmm’)

  1. valley
  2. (obsolete) shallow valley in a fell covered with grass
  3. (obsolete) tree line of a fell, forest zone

Inflection[edit]

Declension of вӯммь (type I noun, ммь-мь gradation)
Nominative вӯммь (vūmm’)
Genitive вӯмь (vūm’)
singular plural
Nominative вӯммь (vūmm’) вӯмь (vūm’)
Accusative вӯмь (vūm’) вӯметҍ (vūm’et’)
Genitive вӯмь (vūm’) вӯме (vūm’e)
Dative-Illative вуэмма (vuemma) вӯметҍ (vūm’et’)
Locative вӯмесьт (vūm’es’t) вӯменҍ (vūm’en’)
Comitative вӯменҍ (vūm’en’) вӯмегуэйм (vūm’eguejm)
Abessive вӯмьха (vūm’xa) вӯмеха (vūm’exa)
Essive вӯмменҍ (vūmm’en’)
Partitive вӯмме (vūmm’e)

Synonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • 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 57
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “вӯммь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “vū͕mm”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 787
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “vū͕mm”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland