-heapme

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhe̯apme/

Suffix

-heapmẹ

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