Sáimis
Irish
Etymology
From Sámi (+ -is (“-ish, -ese”)), from one of the Sami languages.
Proper noun
Sáimis f (genitive Sáimise)
- Sami, Lapp, Lappish (language)
- Synonym: Laplainnis
Declension
Declension of Sáimis
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- An Laplainn f (“Lapland, Saamiland, Samiland, Sápmi”)
- Laplannach, Sámach (“Sami, Lapp, Lappish”, adjective)
- Laplannach m, Sámach m (“Sami, Lapp, Lapplander”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Sáimis | Sháimis after an, tSáimis | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “Sami” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.