sammas

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sambas.

Noun

sammas (genitive samba, partitive sammast)

  1. pillar, column

Declension

Declension of sammas (ÕS type 7/kallas, mb-mm gradation)
singular plural
nominative sammas sambad
accusative nom.
gen. samba
genitive sammaste
partitive sammast sambaid
illative sambasse sammastesse
sambaisse
inessive sambas sammastes
sambais
elative sambast sammastest
sambaist
allative sambale sammastele
sambaile
adessive sambal sammastel
sambail
ablative sambalt sammastelt
sambailt
translative sambaks sammasteks
sambaiks
terminative sambani sammasteni
essive sambana sammastena
abessive sambata sammasteta
comitative sambaga sammastega

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *sambas, probably an Indo-Iranian loan and a cognate of Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha) and sampo.[1]

Noun

sammas

  1. (Finnic mythology) cosmic pillar that supported the sky
Declension
Inflection of sammas (Kotus type 41*H/vieras, mp-mm gradation)
nominative sammas sampaat
genitive sampaan sampaiden
sampaitten
partitive sammasta sampaita
illative sampaaseen sampaisiin
singular plural
nominative sammas sampaat
accusative nom. sammas sampaat
gen. sampaan
genitive sampaan sampaiden
sampaitten
sammasten rare
partitive sammasta sampaita
inessive sampaassa sampaissa
elative sampaasta sampaista
illative sampaaseen sampaisiin
sampaihin rare
adessive sampaalla sampailla
ablative sampaalta sampailta
allative sampaalle sampaille
essive sampaana sampaina
translative sampaaksi sampaiksi
abessive sampaatta sampaitta
instructive sampain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sammas (Kotus type 41*H/vieras, mp-mm gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sampaani sampaani
accusative nom. sampaani sampaani
gen. sampaani
genitive sampaani sampaideni
sampaitteni
sammasteni rare
partitive sammastani sampaitani
inessive sampaassani sampaissani
elative sampaastani sampaistani
illative sampaaseeni sampaisiini
sampaihini rare
adessive sampaallani sampaillani
ablative sampaaltani sampailtani
allative sampaalleni sampailleni
essive sampaanani sampainani
translative sampaakseni sampaikseni
abessive sampaattani sampaittani
instructive
comitative sampaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sampaasi sampaasi
accusative nom. sampaasi sampaasi
gen. sampaasi
genitive sampaasi sampaidesi
sampaittesi
sammastesi rare
partitive sammastasi sampaitasi
inessive sampaassasi sampaissasi
elative sampaastasi sampaistasi
illative sampaaseesi sampaisiisi
sampaihisi rare
adessive sampaallasi sampaillasi
ablative sampaaltasi sampailtasi
allative sampaallesi sampaillesi
essive sampaanasi sampainasi
translative sampaaksesi sampaiksesi
abessive sampaattasi sampaittasi
instructive
comitative sampainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sampaamme sampaamme
accusative nom. sampaamme sampaamme
gen. sampaamme
genitive sampaamme sampaidemme
sampaittemme
sammastemme rare
partitive sammastamme sampaitamme
inessive sampaassamme sampaissamme
elative sampaastamme sampaistamme
illative sampaaseemme sampaisiimme
sampaihimme rare
adessive sampaallamme sampaillamme
ablative sampaaltamme sampailtamme
allative sampaallemme sampaillemme
essive sampaanamme sampainamme
translative sampaaksemme sampaiksemme
abessive sampaattamme sampaittamme
instructive
comitative sampainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sampaanne sampaanne
accusative nom. sampaanne sampaanne
gen. sampaanne
genitive sampaanne sampaidenne
sampaittenne
sammastenne rare
partitive sammastanne sampaitanne
inessive sampaassanne sampaissanne
elative sampaastanne sampaistanne
illative sampaaseenne sampaisiinne
sampaihinne rare
adessive sampaallanne sampaillanne
ablative sampaaltanne sampailtanne
allative sampaallenne sampaillenne
essive sampaananne sampainanne
translative sampaaksenne sampaiksenne
abessive sampaattanne sampaittanne
instructive
comitative sampainenne
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “sammas”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Etymology 2

Possibly derived from sammakko (frog) as a back-formation inspired by sammas (etymology 1).

Noun

sammas

  1. (pathology) oral candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush
Declension
Inflection of sammas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative sammas sammakset
genitive sammaksen sammasten
sammaksien
partitive sammasta sammaksia
illative sammakseen sammaksiin
singular plural
nominative sammas sammakset
accusative nom. sammas sammakset
gen. sammaksen
genitive sammaksen sammasten
sammaksien
partitive sammasta sammaksia
inessive sammaksessa sammaksissa
elative sammaksesta sammaksista
illative sammakseen sammaksiin
adessive sammaksella sammaksilla
ablative sammakselta sammaksilta
allative sammakselle sammaksille
essive sammaksena sammaksina
translative sammakseksi sammaksiksi
abessive sammaksetta sammaksitta
instructive sammaksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sammas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sammakseni sammakseni
accusative nom. sammakseni sammakseni
gen. sammakseni
genitive sammakseni sammasteni
sammaksieni
partitive sammastani sammaksiani
inessive sammaksessani sammaksissani
elative sammaksestani sammaksistani
illative sammakseeni sammaksiini
adessive sammaksellani sammaksillani
ablative sammakseltani sammaksiltani
allative sammakselleni sammaksilleni
essive sammaksenani sammaksinani
translative sammaksekseni sammaksikseni
abessive sammaksettani sammaksittani
instructive
comitative sammaksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sammaksesi sammaksesi
accusative nom. sammaksesi sammaksesi
gen. sammaksesi
genitive sammaksesi sammastesi
sammaksiesi
partitive sammastasi sammaksiasi
inessive sammaksessasi sammaksissasi
elative sammaksestasi sammaksistasi
illative sammakseesi sammaksiisi
adessive sammaksellasi sammaksillasi
ablative sammakseltasi sammaksiltasi
allative sammaksellesi sammaksillesi
essive sammaksenasi sammaksinasi
translative sammakseksesi sammaksiksesi
abessive sammaksettasi sammaksittasi
instructive
comitative sammaksinesi
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