саам

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Compare to Southern Altai саам (saam).

Noun

саам • (saam) (Arabic spelling ساام)

1. fishing rod

Related terms

• кармак (karmak)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Sami language; compare Kildin Sami са̄ммь (sāmm’).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈam]

Noun

саа́м • (saám) m anim (genitive саа́ма, nominative plural саа́мы, genitive plural саа́мов, feminine саа́мка, relational adjective саа́мский)

1. a male Sami

   Synonyms: (gender-neutral) саами (saami), (archaic, derogatory) лопа́рь (lopárʹ)

Declension

Declension of саа́м (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	саа́м saám	саа́мы saámy
genitive	саа́ма saáma	саа́мов saámov
dative	саа́му saámu	саа́мам saámam
accusative	саа́ма saáma	саа́мов saámov
instrumental	саа́мом saámom	саа́мами saámami
prepositional	саа́ме saáme	саа́мах saámax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “саам”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Southern Altai

Etymology

Compare to Kyrgyz саам (saam).

Noun

саам • (saam)

1. fishing rod

Related terms

• кармак (karmak)

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “саам”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Southern Yukaghir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaːm]
• Rhymes: -aːm
• Hyphenation: саам

Pronoun

саам (sām)

1. Alternative form of сам (sam)

References

• I. A. Nikolaeva, V. G. Shalugin (2002) Словарь Юкагирско-русский и русско-юкагирский (Верхнеколымский диалект) [Yukaghir-Russian and Russian-Yukaghir dictionary (Upper Kolyma dialect)], Saint Petersburg: Дрофа, →ISBN, page 66