ка̄ййм

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Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kājmē, borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kaima. Doublet of куййм (kujjm) (obsolete).

Related to Finnish kaima. Cognate with Northern Sami gáibmi, Skolt Sami käiʹmm, Ter Sami каййма (kâjjmâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ка̄ййм (kājjm)

  1. namesake (person with the same name as another)

Inflection

Inflection of ка̄ййм
Nominative ка̄ййм (kājjm)
Genitive ка̄йм (kājm)
Singular Plural
Nominative ка̄ййм (kājjm) ка̄йм (kājm)
Accusative ка̄йм (kājm) коа̄ймэтҍ (kååjmet’)
Genitive ка̄йм (kājm) коа̄ймэ (kååjme)
Illative ка̄ййма (kājjma) коа̄ймэтҍ (kååjmet’)
Locative ка̄ймэсьт (kājmes’t) коа̄ймэнҍ (kååjmen’)
Comitative коа̄ймэнҍ (kååjmen’) коа̄ймэгуэйм (kååjmeguejm)
Abessive ка̄ймха (kājmxa) коа̄ймэха (kååjmexa)
Essive ка̄йймэнҍ (kājjmen’)
Partitive ка̄йймэ (kājjme)
Possessive forms
(Singular object) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
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2nd person {{{s2_Sposs}}} {{{p2_Sposs}}}
3rd person {{{s3_Sposs}}} {{{p3_Sposs}}}
(Multiple objects) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
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2nd person {{{s2_Pposs}}} {{{p2_Pposs}}}
3rd person {{{s3_Pposs}}} {{{p3_Pposs}}}

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kaī̭mᵃ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, 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)‎, Русский язык, page 96
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ка̄ййм”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь, Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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