čõrmm

Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *śurme (“wild animal”), cognate with Kildin Sami чиррм (čirrm) and Kemi Sami sirma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɘrmː/

Noun

čõrmm

1. wolf

Inflection

Even â-stem, rmm-rm gradation
Nominative	čõrmm
Genitive	čõõrm
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čõrmm	čõõrm
Accusative	čõõrm	čõõrmid
Genitive	čõõrm	čõõrmi
Illative	čõʹrmme	čõõrmid
Locative	čõõrmâst	čõõrmin
Comitative	čõõrmin	čõõrmivuiʹm
Abessive	čõõrmtää	čõõrmitää
Essive	čõrmmân
Partitive	čõrmmâd
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

Further reading

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