sauma

See also: ŝaŭma

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*saumaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *saumaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑu̯mɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑumɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sau‧ma

Noun

sauma

1. seam
2. (informal) chance, window of opportunity

Declension

Inflection of sauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		sauma	saumat
genitive		sauman	saumojen
partitive		saumaa	saumoja
illative		saumaan	saumoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sauma	saumat
accusative	nom.	sauma	saumat
	gen.	sauman
genitive		sauman	saumojen saumain rare
partitive		saumaa	saumoja
inessive		saumassa	saumoissa
elative		saumasta	saumoista
illative		saumaan	saumoihin
adessive		saumalla	saumoilla
ablative		saumalta	saumoilta
allative		saumalle	saumoille
essive		saumana	saumoina
translative		saumaksi	saumoiksi
abessive		saumatta	saumoitta
instructive		—	saumoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saumani saumani accusative nom. saumani saumani gen. saumani genitive saumani saumojeni saumaini rare partitive saumaani saumojani inessive saumassani saumoissani elative saumastani saumoistani illative saumaani saumoihini adessive saumallani saumoillani ablative saumaltani saumoiltani allative saumalleni saumoilleni essive saumanani saumoinani translative saumakseni saumoikseni abessive saumattani saumoittani instructive — — comitative — saumoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saumasi saumasi accusative nom. saumasi saumasi gen. saumasi genitive saumasi saumojesi saumaisi rare partitive saumaasi saumojasi inessive saumassasi saumoissasi elative saumastasi saumoistasi illative saumaasi saumoihisi adessive saumallasi saumoillasi ablative saumaltasi saumoiltasi allative saumallesi saumoillesi essive saumanasi saumoinasi translative saumaksesi saumoiksesi abessive saumattasi saumoittasi instructive — — comitative — saumoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saumamme saumamme accusative nom. saumamme saumamme gen. saumamme genitive saumamme saumojemme saumaimme rare partitive saumaamme saumojamme inessive saumassamme saumoissamme elative saumastamme saumoistamme illative saumaamme saumoihimme adessive saumallamme saumoillamme ablative saumaltamme saumoiltamme allative saumallemme saumoillemme essive saumanamme saumoinamme translative saumaksemme saumoiksemme abessive saumattamme saumoittamme instructive — — comitative — saumoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saumanne saumanne accusative nom. saumanne saumanne gen. saumanne genitive saumanne saumojenne saumainne rare partitive saumaanne saumojanne inessive saumassanne saumoissanne elative saumastanne saumoistanne illative saumaanne saumoihinne adessive saumallanne saumoillanne ablative saumaltanne saumoiltanne allative saumallenne saumoillenne essive saumananne saumoinanne translative saumaksenne saumoiksenne abessive saumattanne saumoittanne instructive — — comitative — saumoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative saumansa saumansa accusative nom. saumansa saumansa gen. saumansa genitive saumansa saumojensa saumainsa rare partitive saumaansa saumojaan saumojansa inessive saumassaan saumassansa saumoissaan saumoissansa elative saumastaan saumastansa saumoistaan saumoistansa illative saumaansa saumoihinsa adessive saumallaan saumallansa saumoillaan saumoillansa ablative saumaltaan saumaltansa saumoiltaan saumoiltansa allative saumalleen saumallensa saumoilleen saumoillensa essive saumanaan saumanansa saumoinaan saumoinansa translative saumakseen saumaksensa saumoikseen saumoiksensa abessive saumattaan saumattansa saumoittaan saumoittansa instructive — — comitative — saumoineen saumoinensa

Derived terms

• avosauma
• edestakaissauma
• hakasauma
• harjasauma
• hitsaussauma
• juotossauma
• katesauma
• kutistumissauma
• laakasauma
• laskossauma
• liikuntasauma
• liitossauma
• limisauma
• luusauma
• niittisauma
• ompelusauma
• puskusauma
• pystysauma
• saumakirjoahven
• saumakohta
• saumalaasti
• saumalista
• saumallinen
• saumanvara
• saumarauta
• saumari
• saumasukka
• saumata
• saumaton
• saumautua
• saumavara
• saumoittaa
• saumuri
• sivusauma
• sukasauma
• takasauma
• tasasaumainen
• tulla hyvään saumaan
• viistosauma
• vyötärösauma

 

Further reading

• “sauma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• asuma, musaa, sumaa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsøyːma/

  Rhymes: -øyːma

Etymology 1

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

Verb

sauma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative saumaði, supine saumað)

1. to sew

Conjugation

sauma — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að sauma
supine (sagnbót)		saumað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		saumandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég sauma	við saumum	present (nútíð)	ég saumi	við saumum
	þú saumar	þið saumið		þú saumir	þið saumið
	hann, hún, það saumar	þeir, þær, þau sauma		hann, hún, það saumi	þeir, þær, þau saumi
past (þátíð)	ég saumaði	við saumuðum	past (þátíð)	ég saumaði	við saumuðum
	þú saumaðir	þið saumuðuð		þú saumaðir	þið saumuðuð
	hann, hún, það saumaði	þeir, þær, þau saumuðu		hann, hún, það saumaði	þeir, þær, þau saumuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	sauma (þú)	saumið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	saumaðu	saumiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

saumast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að saumast
supine (sagnbót)		saumast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		saumandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég saumast	við saumumst	present (nútíð)	ég saumist	við saumumst
	þú saumast	þið saumist		þú saumist	þið saumist
	hann, hún, það saumast	þeir, þær, þau saumast		hann, hún, það saumist	þeir, þær, þau saumist
past (þátíð)	ég saumaðist	við saumuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég saumaðist	við saumuðumst
	þú saumaðist	þið saumuðust		þú saumaðist	þið saumuðust
	hann, hún, það saumaðist	þeir, þær, þau saumuðust		hann, hún, það saumaðist	þeir, þær, þau saumuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	saumast (þú)	saumist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	saumastu	saumisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

saumaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	saumaður	saumuð	saumað		saumaðir	saumaðar	saumuð
accusative (þolfall)	saumaðan	saumaða	saumað		saumaða	saumaðar	saumuð
dative (þágufall)	saumuðum	saumaðri	saumuðu		saumuðum	saumuðum	saumuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	saumaðs	saumaðrar	saumaðs		saumaðra	saumaðra	saumaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	saumaði	saumaða	saumaða		saumuðu	saumuðu	saumuðu
accusative (þolfall)	saumaða	saumuðu	saumaða		saumuðu	saumuðu	saumuðu
dative (þágufall)	saumaða	saumuðu	saumaða		saumuðu	saumuðu	saumuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	saumaða	saumuðu	saumaða		saumuðu	saumuðu	saumuðu

Etymology 2

Noun

sauma

1. indefinite accusative plural of saumur
2. indefinite genitive plural of saumur

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin sauma, from alteration of Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Compare French somme, Italian soma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsawmo]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sauma f (plural saumas)

1. she-ass, jenny-ass

Derived terms

• sauma de Bigòrra