olmmái

Northern Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëlmāj.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈolmmaːj/

Noun

olmmái

  1. man
    Synonym: dievdu
  2. companion, friend
    Ipmirdan manne du olbmát atnet du árvvus.
    I understand why your friends appreciate you.

Inflection

Contracted á-stem, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative olmmái
Genitive olbmá
Singular Plural
Nominative olmmái olbmát
Accusative olbmá olbmáid
Genitive olbmá olbmáid
Illative olbmái olbmáide
Locative olbmás olbmáin
Comitative olbmáin olbmáiguin
Essive olmmájin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person olbmán olbmáme olbmámet
2nd person olbmát olbmáde olbmádet
3rd person olbmás olbmáska olbmáset

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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