saamelainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From saame +‎ -lainen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːmelɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): saa‧me‧lai‧nen

Noun

saamelainen

  1. Sami (member of nomadic people of Lapland)

Declension

Inflection of saamelainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative saamelainen saamelaiset
genitive saamelaisen saamelaisten
saamelaisien
partitive saamelaista saamelaisia
illative saamelaiseen saamelaisiin
singular plural
nominative saamelainen saamelaiset
accusative nom. saamelainen saamelaiset
gen. saamelaisen
genitive saamelaisen saamelaisten
saamelaisien
partitive saamelaista saamelaisia
inessive saamelaisessa saamelaisissa
elative saamelaisesta saamelaisista
illative saamelaiseen saamelaisiin
adessive saamelaisella saamelaisilla
ablative saamelaiselta saamelaisilta
allative saamelaiselle saamelaisille
essive saamelaisena saamelaisina
translative saamelaiseksi saamelaisiksi
abessive saamelaisetta saamelaisitta
instructive saamelaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of saamelainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Derived terms

(compounds):

Descendants

  • Kven: saamelainen

Adjective

saamelainen

  1. Sami

Declension

Inflection of saamelainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative saamelainen saamelaiset
genitive saamelaisen saamelaisten
saamelaisien
partitive saamelaista saamelaisia
illative saamelaiseen saamelaisiin
singular plural
nominative saamelainen saamelaiset
accusative nom. saamelainen saamelaiset
gen. saamelaisen
genitive saamelaisen saamelaisten
saamelaisien
partitive saamelaista saamelaisia
inessive saamelaisessa saamelaisissa
elative saamelaisesta saamelaisista
illative saamelaiseen saamelaisiin
adessive saamelaisella saamelaisilla
ablative saamelaiselta saamelaisilta
allative saamelaiselle saamelaisille
essive saamelaisena saamelaisina
translative saamelaiseksi saamelaisiksi
abessive saamelaisetta saamelaisitta
instructive saamelaisin
comitative saamelaisine
Possessive forms of saamelainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Further reading

Kven

Etymology

From Finnish saamelainen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːmeˌlɑi̯nen/

Noun

saamelainen (genitive saamelaisen, partitive saamelaista)

  1. Sami

Synonyms

References

  • Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 27