-хэмь

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms
  • -хэм (-xem)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-tteamē. Probably related to Finnish -ton and Moksha -фтома (-ftoma).

Suffix

-хэмь (-xem’)

  1. Forms adjectives indicating a lack of something.
    ‎чалльм (čall’m, “eye”) + ‎-хэмь (-xem’) → ‎чалльмхэмь (čall’mxem’, “blind”)
    ‎пе̄лльй (p’ēll’j, “ear”) + ‎-хэмь (-xem’) → ‎пе̄лльйхэмь (p’ēll’jxem’, “deaf”)

Inflection

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Derived terms
Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -хэмь
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