Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian pessimisme.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

pessimisma

  1. pessimism
    Antonym: optimisma

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, sm-smm gradation
Nominative pessimisma
Genitive pessimismma
Singular Plural
Nominative pessimisma pessimismmat
Accusative pessimismma pessimismmaid
Genitive pessimismma pessimismmaid
Illative pessimismii pessimismmaide
Locative pessimismmas pessimismmain
Comitative pessimismmain pessimismmaiguin
Essive pessimisman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person pessimisman pessimismame pessimismamet
2nd person pessimismat pessimismade pessimismadet
3rd person pessimismas pessimismaska pessimismaset

Related terms edit

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