nõmm

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nummi, possibly from Proto-Uralic *numᴈ. Cognates include Finnish nummi, Livonian num and Votic nõmmi.

Pronunciation

Noun

nõmm (genitive nõmme, partitive nõmme)

  1. heath, heathland, moor, moorland (open or dry area with scattered trees and shrubs, usually sandy soil)

Declension

Declension of nõmm (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative nõmm nõmmed
accusative nom.
gen. nõmme
genitive nõmmede
partitive nõmme nõmmi
nõmmesid
illative nõmme
nõmmesse
nõmmedesse
nõmmisse
inessive nõmmes nõmmedes
nõmmis
elative nõmmest nõmmedest
nõmmist
allative nõmmele nõmmedele
nõmmile
adessive nõmmel nõmmedel
nõmmil
ablative nõmmelt nõmmedelt
nõmmilt
translative nõmmeks nõmmedeks
nõmmiks
terminative nõmmeni nõmmedeni
essive nõmmena nõmmedena
abessive nõmmeta nõmmedeta
comitative nõmmega nõmmedega

Derived terms

Compounds

References

  • nõmm in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • nõmm”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nëmë, from Proto-Uralic *nime.

Pronunciation

Noun

nõmm

  1. name

Inflection

Even â-stem, mˈm-m gradation
Nominative nõmm
Genitive nõõm
Singular Plural
Nominative nõmm nõõm
Accusative nõõm nõõmid
Genitive nõõm nõõmi
Illative nõʹmme nõõmid
Locative nõõmâst nõõmin
Comitative nõõmin nõõmivuiʹm
Abessive nõõmtää nõõmitää
Essive nõmmân
Partitive nõmmâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland