э̄мас

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *ëmës, which derived from Proto-Uralic *jemä (“sacred, supernatural”).

Related to Finnish ihme. Cognates include Northern Sami amas and Skolt Sami õõmâs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːmas/

Adjective

э̄мас (ēmas)(obsolete or dialectal)

  1. strange, weird
    Synonym: тыгквэннҍ (tygkvenn’)
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Usage notes

  • Itkonen also gives forms э̄ммаз (genetive) and э̄ммсеcсьт (locative), although nowadays adjectives are not generally inflected in Kildin Sami.

Derived terms

  • э̄маслаһтӭ (ēmaslaht’e)
  • э̄маслуввэ (ēmasluvve)
  • э̄масмэ (ēmasme)
  • э̄ммсэнне (ēmmsennje)
  • э̄мшэ (ēmše)

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “ɛ̮̄mas”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “ɛ̮̄mas”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 817
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