Northern Sami

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Samic *këlmës.

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkalmmas/

Adjective

edit

galmmas (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])

  1. cold
  2. frozen, icy

Inflection

edit
Odd, lbm-lmm gradation
Attributive galbma
Nominative galmmas
Genitive galbmasa
Attributive galbma
Singular Plural
Nominative galmmas galbmasat
Accusative galbmasa galbmasiid
Genitive galbmasa galbmasiid
Illative galbmasii galbmasiidda
Locative galbmasis galbmasiin
Comitative galbmasiin galbmasiiguin
Essive galmmasin

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