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
• Hyphenation^(key): sau‧ma

Noun

sauma

1. seam (folded back and stitched piece of fabric)
2. seam (joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials)
3. seam (a gap between structural parts which is often filled with something)
4. seam (line of junction)
5. (informal) chance, window of opportunity

   ei mitään saumaa ― not a chance

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

• saumallinen
• saumari
• saumata
• saumaton
• saumautua
• saumoittaa
• saumuri

compounds

• avosauma
• edestakaissauma
• haarasauma
• hakasauma
• harjasauma
• hitsaussauma
• juotossauma
• katesauma
• konesauma
• kourusauma
• kutistumissauma
• laakasauma
• lakosauma
• laskossauma
• liikuntasauma
• liitossauma
• limisauma
• lukkosauma
• luusauma
• niittisauma
• niskasauma
• olkasauma
• ompelusauma
• puskusauma
• pystysauma
• sauma-alue
• saumakirjoahven
• saumakohta
• saumalaasti
• saumalista
• saumanauha
• saumanvara
• saumarauta
• saumasukka
• saumavaahto
• saumavara
• sisäsauma
• sivusauma
• sukasauma
• takasauma
• tasasauma
• työsauma
• vaakasauma
• viistosauma
• vyötärösauma

idioms

• tulla hyvään saumaan

Further reading

• “sauma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

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	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	sauma	saumaði		saumi	saumaði
	þú	saumar	saumaðir		saumir	saumaðir
	hann, hún, það	saumar	saumaði		saumi	saumaði
plural	við	saumum	saumuðum		saumum	saumuðum
	þið	saumið	saumuðuð		saumið	saumuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	sauma	saumuðu		saumi	saumuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	sauma (þú), saumaðu
plural	þið	saumið (þið), saumiði1

¹ 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 (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	saumast	saumaðist		saumist	saumaðist
	þú	saumast	saumaðist		saumist	saumaðist
	hann, hún, það	saumast	saumaðist		saumist	saumaðist
plural	við	saumumst	saumuðumst		saumumst	saumuðumst
	þið	saumist	saumuðust		saumist	saumuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	saumast	saumuðust		saumist	saumuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	saumast (þú), saumastu
plural	þið	saumist (þið), saumisti1

¹ 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 (Béarn):

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Noun

sauma f (plural saumas)

1. she-ass, jenny-ass

Derived terms

• sauma de Bigòrra