samoi
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Ingrian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Russian самый (samyj).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmoi̯/, [ˈs̠ɑmo̞i̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmoi̯/, [ˈʃɑmo̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑmoi̯
- Hyphenation: sa‧moi
Adverb[edit]
samoi
- the most
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 60:
- Se ono samoi lounalliin tocka maan șaaraas.
- This is the most northern point of the globe.
- 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri[1], volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 12:
- Logoven kylä oli samoi suuremp, näd ku alku vot täält.
- The Logovi village was the biggest, there's where it starts right there.
Usage notes[edit]
- samoi can be used either with a simple or a comparative adjective. So, both of the following sentences are considered grammatical:
- Siä oot samoi hyvä ystävä. ― You are the best friend. (literally, “You are the most good friend.”)
- Siä oot samoi paremp ystävä. ― You are the best friend. (literally, “You are the most best friend.”)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmoi̯/, [ˈs̠ɑmo̞i̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmoi̯/, [ˈʃɑmo̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑmoi̯
- Hyphenation: sa‧moi
Adverb[edit]
samoi
- Alternative form of samoin