вуэмесь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *oamē. Cognates include Northern Sami oamis and Inari Sami uámi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vu̯ɛmʲesʲ/

Adjective

вуэмесь (vuem’es’) (predicative вуэммь or вуаммай)

1. old

Synonyms

• (of animate objects only): пуэресь (puer’es’)

Antonyms

• о̄дт (ōdt)

Derived terms

Verbs

• вуаммэ (vuamme)
• вуамэсмэ (vuamesme)

 

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ᵛuəmes̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “вуэмесь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'ᵛuəmes̜'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 771
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[3], Русский язык, page 62