satmi

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsatːmiː/

Noun

satmi

1. water moss

Inflection

Even i-stem, tm-tmm gradation
Nominative	satmi
Genitive	satmmi satmmẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	satmi	satmmit
Accusative	satmmi	satmmiid
Genitive	satmmi satmmẹ	satmmiid
Illative	satmái	satmmiide
Locative	satmmis	satmmiin
Comitative	satmmiin	satmmiiguin
Essive	satmin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person satmán satmáme satmámet 2nd person satmát satmáde satmádet 3rd person satmis satmiska satmiset

Further reading

• 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