čalme

See also: calme and calmé

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čëlmē, from Proto-Uralic *śilmä.

Noun

čalme

  1. eye

Inflection

Even e-stem, lˈm-lm gradation
Nominative čalme
Genitive čalme
Singular Plural
Nominative čalme čalmeh
Accusative čalme čoolmijd
Genitive čalme čolmij
čoolmij
Illative čaalman čolmijd
Locative čalmeest čoolmijn
Comitative čolmijn čolmijguin
Abessive čalmettáá čolmijttáá
Essive čalmen
Partitive čalmed
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • čalme in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje, Tromsø: UiT
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