-heapme

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-heapme

  1. Forms adjectives indicating a lack of something.
    ‎guolli (“fish”) + ‎-heapme → ‎guoleheapme (“fishless”)
    ‎čalbmi (“eye”) + ‎-heapme → ‎čalmmeheapme (“eyeless, blind”)

Usage notes

This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
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