Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *čëlmētteamē. Equivalent to čalbmi +‎ -heapme.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalmmeˌhe̯apme/

Adjective edit

čalmmẹheapmẹ (comparative čalmmẹhit, superlative čalmmẹhamọs or čalmmẹheamọs)

  1. blind

Inflection edit

Even e-stem, pm-m gradation
Attributive čalmmehis
Nominative čalmmeheapme
Genitive čalmmeheame
Attributive čalmmehis
Singular Plural
Nominative čalmmeheapme čalmmeheamet
Accusative čalmmeheame čalmmeheamiid
Genitive čalmmeheame čalmmeheamiid
Illative čalmmeheapmii čalmmeheamiide
Locative čalmmeheames čalmmeheamiin
Comitative čalmmeheamiin čalmmeheamiiguin
Essive čalmmeheapmen

Further reading edit

  • 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