golmmas

Northern Sami

Northern Sami numbers (edit)
30
[a], [b] ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: golbma
    Nominal: golmmeš
    Ordinal: goalmmát
    Adverbial: golbmii
    Collective: golmmas
    Fractional: goalmmádas

Etymology

golbma +‎ -s

Noun

golmmas

  1. A trio, threesome; a group of three people.
    Sámi allaskuvla nammada golbmasa stivrra viđa miellahtus.[1]
    Sámi University appoints three of the board's five members.
    • 1728, Morten Lund, transl., Doktor Marten Lutter utza Katekismuſaz Agtanaga Manai-Bagadaſa Kirko Oppalattamin ſæka ja auktegiærdaſaz Kippamuſſa aktanaga muttom tarbash kazaldagai gvoim D. M. Lut. zhielga Miela meld, ja Oppetus-Sadnek dain Baſſe Zhialakkin valdejuvum Oſko Ranno-Stusſan dait auktegiærdaſazaiti[2] (overall work in Danish and Northern Sami), Copenhagen: Collegium Missionis, unnumbered page:
      Golmas ſij læk, kodik duodaſtik almeſt, Atze Sadne ja dat Baſſe Vuionga, ja dak golmas læk aukte.
      [Golmas sii leat, guđet duođaštit almmis: Áhčči, Sátni ja Bassi Vuoigŋa, ja dat golmmas leat okta.]
      [original: Der ere tre, ſom vidne i Himmelen: Faderen, Order og den Helllige Aand, og diſſe tre ere eet.]
      There are three as witnesses in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one
    • 1866, Volrat Vogt, “Adam ja Eva”, in Bibbalhistoria ja vehas̓ girko historiast[3] (overall work in Danish and Northern Sami), Christiania: Brøgger & Christie, via National Library of Norway, page 203:
      Dastanaǥa Jerusalem olgo bælde læi muttom ucca gavpugas̓, man namma læi Betania. Dast læi orrome muttom olmai, gæn namma læi Lasarus, ja su oabba guovtos, Marta ja Maria. Jesus likoi burist dam golbmasi.
      [Dasttánaga Jerusalema olggobealde lei muhtun uhca gávpogaš, man namma lei Betania. Das lei orrume muhttun olmmái, gean namma lei Lasarus, ja su oappá guovttos, Marta ja Maria. Jesus liikkoi bures dan golbmasii.]
      [original: Strax udenfor Jeruſalem laa en liden Stad, ſom hed Betania. Der boede en Mand, ſom hed Lazarus, og hans to Søſtre, Marta og Maria. Jesus holdt meget af de 3 Søſkende.]
      Right outside Jerusalem was a small town named Bethany. There lived a man named Lazarus and his two sisters, Marta and Maria. Jesus liked the three well.
    • 1980 January 4, Magne Ove Varsi, “Unjárgga Olgesbellodat: BIDJAN ERET GIELDDASTIVRRA ÁIRASIIDIS”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 2, number 1, via National Library of Norway, page 1:
      Unjárgga Olgešbellodat bijai ovdalaš juovllaid golbmasa njealje bellodaga gielddastivraáirasis eret bellodagas go si jienastedje Guovddašbellodaga ságadoallievttotasa, eai ge Bargiidbellodaga, nugo bellodatsearvi Unjárggas lei mearridan.
      The Conservative Party in Unjárga dismissed three of four municipal board members from the party when they voted for the Center Party's candidate for the chair, and not the Labour Party's, as the party's local branch in Unjárga had decided.
    • 2020 August 25, Inger Marita Bals, “DÁT GOLMMAS BALDE Guovdageaidnulaččaid”, in Ávvir, volume 13, number 158, via National Library of Norway, page 4:
      Mannan vahkku vázze dát golmmas viesuid mielde Guovdageainnus. Dat balddii olbmuid, go doivo ahte leat buijárat.
      Last week, these three strolled along houses in Guovageaidnu. This scared people, as they believed they were scammers.

Inflection

Odd, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative golmmas
Genitive golbmasa
Singular Plural
Nominative golmmas
Accusative golbmasa
Genitive golbmasa
Illative golbmasii
Locative golbmasis
Comitative golbmasiin
Essive golmmasin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person golbmasan golbmaseamẹ golbmaseamẹt
2nd person golbmasat golbmaseattẹ golbmaseattẹt
3rd person golbmasis golbmaseaskkạ golbmaseasẹt

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

References

  1. ^ Lene Antonsen; Trond Trosterud; Berit Merete Nystad Eskonsipo (2013-2022), “golmmas”, in Neahttadigisánit[1] (in Northern Sami)