tammi
See also: Tammi
Estonian
Noun
tammi
- genitive singular of tamm
- partitive singular of tamm
- illative singular of tamm
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑmːi/, [ˈt̪ɑmːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːi
- Syllabification(key): tam‧mi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *tammi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *tamme. Cognate with Estonian tamm, Karelian tammi, Livonian täm, Erzya тумо (tumo).
Noun
tammi
- oak
- pedunculate oak, Quercus robur
Declension
| Inflection of tammi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tammi | tammet | |
| genitive | tammen | tammien | |
| partitive | tammea | tammia | |
| illative | tammeen | tammiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tammi | tammet | |
| accusative | nom. | tammi | tammet |
| gen. | tammen | ||
| genitive | tammen | tammien | |
| partitive | tammea | tammia | |
| inessive | tammessa | tammissa | |
| elative | tammesta | tammista | |
| illative | tammeen | tammiin | |
| adessive | tammella | tammilla | |
| ablative | tammelta | tammilta | |
| allative | tammelle | tammille | |
| essive | tammena | tammina | |
| translative | tammeksi | tammiksi | |
| instructive | — | tammin | |
| abessive | tammetta | tammitta | |
| comitative | — | tammineen | |
| Possessive forms of tammi (type ovi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tammeni | tammemme |
| 2nd person | tammesi | tammenne |
| 3rd person | tammensa | |
Synonyms
- (Quercus robur): metsätammi
Compounds
compounds
- korkkitammi
- tammenlehti
- tammenlehvä
- tammenterho
- tammihiiri
- tammihuonekalu
- tammihärkä
- tammikuu
- tammilauta
- tammilehto
- tammiparketti
- tammipeli
- tammipuu
- tammipöytä
- tammitynnyri
- tammiviilu
- tammivyöhyke
Etymology 2
< Swedish damspel, dam (“checkers”) < French dame (“king: doubled piece in checkers”)
Noun
tammi
- checkers, draughts (boardgame)
- king (doubled piece in checkers)
Declension
| Inflection of tammi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tammi | tammet | |
| genitive | tammen | tammien | |
| partitive | tammea | tammia | |
| illative | tammeen | tammiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tammi | tammet | |
| accusative | nom. | tammi | tammet |
| gen. | tammen | ||
| genitive | tammen | tammien | |
| partitive | tammea | tammia | |
| inessive | tammessa | tammissa | |
| elative | tammesta | tammista | |
| illative | tammeen | tammiin | |
| adessive | tammella | tammilla | |
| ablative | tammelta | tammilta | |
| allative | tammelle | tammille | |
| essive | tammena | tammina | |
| translative | tammeksi | tammiksi | |
| instructive | — | tammin | |
| abessive | tammetta | tammitta | |
| comitative | — | tammineen | |
| Possessive forms of tammi (type ovi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tammeni | tammemme |
| 2nd person | tammesi | tammenne |
| 3rd person | tammensa | |
Rare:
| Inflection of tammi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tammi | tammit | |
| genitive | tammin | tammien | |
| partitive | tammia | tammeja | |
| illative | tammiin | tammeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tammi | tammit | |
| accusative | nom. | tammi | tammit |
| gen. | tammin | ||
| genitive | tammin | tammien | |
| partitive | tammia | tammeja | |
| inessive | tammissa | tammeissa | |
| elative | tammista | tammeista | |
| illative | tammiin | tammeihin | |
| adessive | tammilla | tammeilla | |
| ablative | tammilta | tammeilta | |
| allative | tammille | tammeille | |
| essive | tammina | tammeina | |
| translative | tammiksi | tammeiksi | |
| instructive | — | tammein | |
| abessive | tammitta | tammeitta | |
| comitative | — | tammeineen | |
| Possessive forms of tammi (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tammini | tammimme |
| 2nd person | tammisi | tamminne |
| 3rd person | tamminsa | |
Etymology 3
< Swedish stam (“trunk of a tree, archaically also axis”)
Noun
tammi
- (dialectal, archaic) heart, core, axis
Derived terms
- tammikuu
Noun
tammi
- Abbreviation of tammikuu (“January”).
Etymology 4
< Swedish damm (“dam”)
Noun
tammi
- (dialectal) dam
Ingrian
Tammi.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tammi. Cognates include Finnish tammi and Estonian tamm.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑmːi/, [ˈtɑmː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑmːi/, [ˈtɑmːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːi
- Hyphenation: tam‧mi
- Homophone: tamma
Noun
tammi
- oak
Declension
| Declension of tammi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tammi | tammet |
| genitive | tammen | tammiin, tammiloin |
| partitive | tammia | tammija, tammiloja |
| illative | tammee | tammii, tammiloihe |
| inessive | tammees | tammiis, tammilois |
| elative | tammest | tammist, tammiloist |
| allative | tammelle | tammille, tammiloille |
| adessive | tammeel | tammiil, tammiloil |
| ablative | tammelt | tammilt, tammiloilt |
| translative | tammeks | tammiks, tammiloiks |
| essive | tammenna, tammeen | tamminna, tammiloinna, tammiin, tammiloin |
| exessive1) | tamment | tammint, tammiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 571
Kanakanabu
Noun
tammi
- sweet potato
Derived terms
- tammi karu (“cassava”)
Karelian
Noun
tammi
- oak
Mayo
Noun
tammi (plural támmim)
- tooth
References
- Collard, Howard; Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984) Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6) (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 36, 185
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tammi.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtɑmːi/, [ˈtɑmːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːi
- Hyphenation: tam‧mi
Noun
tammi
- oak
Inflection
| Declension of tammi (type VII/nimi, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tammi | tammõd |
| genitive | tammõ | tammije, tammijõ, tammi |
| partitive | tammõa | tammitõ, tammi |
| illative | tammõ, tammõsõ | tammije, tammijõ, tammisõ |
| inessive | tammõz | tammiz |
| elative | tammõssõ | tammissõ |
| allative | tammõlõ | tammilõ |
| adessive | tammõllõ | tammillõ |
| ablative | tammõltõ | tammiltõ |
| translative | tammõssi | tammissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “tammi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn