Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *reačmē.

Noun

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riessjme

  1. rope (to draw a net under the ice)
  2. headrope (in a net)

Inflection

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Even e-stem, ssjm-sjm gradation
Nominative riessjme
Genitive riesjme
Singular Plural
Nominative riessjme riesjme
Accusative riesjmev riesjmijt
Genitive riesjme riesjmij
Illative rässjmáj riesjmijda
Inessive riesjmen riesjmijn
Elative riesjmes riesjmijs
Comitative riesjmijn riesjmij
Abessive riesjmedagá
riesjmedagi
riesjmijdagá
riesjmijdagi
Essive riessjmen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person rässjmám rässjmáma rässjmáma
2nd person rässjmát rässjmáda rässjmáda
3rd person riessjmes riessjmeska riessjmesa

Further reading

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  • 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