шеме

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seme"

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeme/
• Rhymes: -eme
• Hyphenation: ше‧ме

Adjective

шеме • (šeme) (comparative шемырак, superlative эн шеме) (predicative)

1. long form of шем (šem)
2. black

   чия шеме

   čija šeme

   the paint is black

3. dark, gloomy, black
4. swarthy (having a dark complexion)
5. dirty
6. heavy, rough, dirty (work)
7. (figuratively) black, negative, wrong
8. (figuratively) black, grave, dismal, dark, terrible, awful, dreadful, bad
9. (figuratively) malicious, malevolent, spiteful, vile, mean, treacherous
10. (figuratively) magical, dark, arcane (connected to dark forces)
11. (figuratively) ignorant, backward, uncultured, uncouth

Noun

шеме • (šeme)

1. blackness, black, black color/colour

Declension

Declension of шеме

		singular	plural
nominative		шеме (šeme)	шеме-влак (šeme-vlak)
accusative		шемым (šemym)	шеме-влакым (šeme-vlakym)
genitive		шемын (šemyn)	шеме-влакын (šeme-vlakyn)
dative		шемылан (šemylan)	шеме-влаклан (šeme-vlaklan)
comitative		шемыге (šemyge)	шеме-влакге (šeme-vlakge)
comparative		шемыла (šemyla)	шеме-влакла (šeme-vlakla)
inessive		шемыште (šemyšte)	шеме-влакыште (šeme-vlakyšte)
illative	short	шемыш (šemyš)	шеме-влакыш (šeme-vlakyš)
	long	шемышке (šemyške)	шеме-влакышке (šeme-vlakyške)
lative		шемеш (šemeš)	шеме-влакеш (šeme-vlakeš)

Possessed forms of шеме

	singular	plural
1st person	шемем (šemem)	шемына (šemyna)
2nd person	шемет (šemet)	шемыда (šemyda)
3rd person	шемыже (šemyže)	шемышт (šemyšt)

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023), “шеме”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna