чо̄мм

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čomë. Cognates include Northern Sami čopma and Inari Sami čummâ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʲoːmː/

Noun

чо̄мм (čōmm)

1. (obsolete) pile, heap

   Synonyms: туһк (tuhk), поанн (pånn), пуӈӈк (puŋŋk)

2. (obsolete) pile shaped like a mountain

Inflection

Declension of чо̄мм (type I noun, мм-м gradation)
Nominative	чо̄мм (čōmm)
Genitive	чо̄м (čōm)
	singular	plural
Nominative	чо̄мм (čōmm)	чо̄м (čōm)
Accusative	чо̄м (čōm)	чо̄мэтҍ (čōmet’)
Genitive	чо̄м (čōm)	чо̄мэ (čōme)
Dative-Illative	чо̄ммэ (čōmme)	чо̄мэтҍ (čōmet’)
Locative	чо̄мэсьт (čōmes’t)	чо̄мэнҍ (čōmen’)
Comitative	чо̄мэнҍ (čōmen’)	чо̄мэгуэйм (čōmeguejm)
Abessive	чо̄мха (čōmxa)	чо̄мэха (čōmexa)
Essive	чо̄ммэнҍ (čōmmen’)
Partitive	чо̄ммэ (čōmme)

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• ке̄ддькчо̄мм (kiedd’kčōmm)

(Verbs)

• чо̄ммлуввэ (čōmmluvve)

Adjective

чо̄мм (čōmm)

1. (obsolete) full (to the brim, if not even over it)

   Synonyms: кя̄жяс (keaž’as), тӣвтас (tīvtas), э̄ллбоарра (ēllbårra)

   • 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 678:

     Лиһт лӣ чо̄ммэ; Ассьтэ лӣ чо̄ммэн.

     Liht lī čōmme; Ass’te lī čōmmen.

     The plate is full to the brim.

     (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Kildin Sami language.)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ōmm”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́ōmm, g. t́š́ōm, lat. t́š́ō͕m̀me”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 678