соа̄м

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Kildin Sami

Мӯр соа̄мэсьт.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *somō, from Proto-Finnic *sumu.

Related to Finnish sumu. Cognates include Northern Sami sopmu, Inari Sami soṃo and Skolt Sami sååm.

Pronunciation

Noun

соа̄м (sååm)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) thick fog appeared during the winter

Inflection

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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “sᴖ̄m”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'sᴖ̄m'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 514