lammas

See also: Lammas

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lambas, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Noun

lammas (genitive lamba, partitive lammast)

1. sheep

Declension

Declension of lammas (ÕS type 7/kallas, mb-mm gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		lammas	lambad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	lamba
genitive			lammaste
partitive		lammast	lambaid
illative		lambasse	lammastesse lambaisse
inessive		lambas	lammastes lambais
elative		lambast	lammastest lambaist
allative		lambale	lammastele lambaile
adessive		lambal	lammastel lambail
ablative		lambalt	lammastelt lambailt
translative		lambaks	lammasteks lambaiks
terminative		lambani	lammasteni
essive		lambana	lammastena
abessive		lambata	lammasteta
comitative		lambaga	lammastega

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lambas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmːɑs/, [ˈlɑ̝mːɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːɑs
• Syllabification^(key): lam‧mas

Noun

lammas

1. sheep (woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis; either used generically or referring more specifically to a female mature one)
2. mutton (meat as food)

   Synonym: lampaanliha

3. (figuratively) sheep, lamb (timid, shy person who is easily led by others)
4. (Internet slang) an employed person, a non-NEET, a normie

   Antonym: rotta

Declension

Inflection of lammas (Kotus type 41*H/vieras, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		lammas	lampaat
genitive		lampaan	lampaiden lampaitten
partitive		lammasta	lampaita
illative		lampaaseen	lampaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		lammas	lampaat
accusative	nom.	lammas	lampaat
	gen.	lampaan
genitive		lampaan	lampaiden lampaitten lammasten rare
partitive		lammasta	lampaita
inessive		lampaassa	lampaissa
elative		lampaasta	lampaista
illative		lampaaseen	lampaisiin lampaihin rare
adessive		lampaalla	lampailla
ablative		lampaalta	lampailta
allative		lampaalle	lampaille
essive		lampaana	lampaina
translative		lampaaksi	lampaiksi
abessive		lampaatta	lampaitta
instructive		—	lampain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lammas (Kotus type 41*H/vieras, mp-mm gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lampaani lampaani accusative nom. lampaani lampaani gen. lampaani genitive lampaani lampaideni lampaitteni lammasteni rare partitive lammastani lampaitani inessive lampaassani lampaissani elative lampaastani lampaistani illative lampaaseeni lampaisiini lampaihini rare adessive lampaallani lampaillani ablative lampaaltani lampailtani allative lampaalleni lampailleni essive lampaanani lampainani translative lampaakseni lampaikseni abessive lampaattani lampaittani instructive — — comitative — lampaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lampaasi lampaasi accusative nom. lampaasi lampaasi gen. lampaasi genitive lampaasi lampaidesi lampaittesi lammastesi rare partitive lammastasi lampaitasi inessive lampaassasi lampaissasi elative lampaastasi lampaistasi illative lampaaseesi lampaisiisi lampaihisi rare adessive lampaallasi lampaillasi ablative lampaaltasi lampailtasi allative lampaallesi lampaillesi essive lampaanasi lampainasi translative lampaaksesi lampaiksesi abessive lampaattasi lampaittasi instructive — — comitative — lampainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lampaamme lampaamme accusative nom. lampaamme lampaamme gen. lampaamme genitive lampaamme lampaidemme lampaittemme lammastemme rare partitive lammastamme lampaitamme inessive lampaassamme lampaissamme elative lampaastamme lampaistamme illative lampaaseemme lampaisiimme lampaihimme rare adessive lampaallamme lampaillamme ablative lampaaltamme lampailtamme allative lampaallemme lampaillemme essive lampaanamme lampainamme translative lampaaksemme lampaiksemme abessive lampaattamme lampaittamme instructive — — comitative — lampainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lampaanne lampaanne accusative nom. lampaanne lampaanne gen. lampaanne genitive lampaanne lampaidenne lampaittenne lammastenne rare partitive lammastanne lampaitanne inessive lampaassanne lampaissanne elative lampaastanne lampaistanne illative lampaaseenne lampaisiinne lampaihinne rare adessive lampaallanne lampaillanne ablative lampaaltanne lampailtanne allative lampaallenne lampaillenne essive lampaananne lampainanne translative lampaaksenne lampaiksenne abessive lampaattanne lampaittanne instructive — — comitative — lampainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lampaansa lampaansa accusative nom. lampaansa lampaansa gen. lampaansa genitive lampaansa lampaidensa lampaittensa lammastensa rare partitive lammastaan lammastansa lampaitaan lampaitansa inessive lampaassaan lampaassansa lampaissaan lampaissansa elative lampaastaan lampaastansa lampaistaan lampaistansa illative lampaaseensa lampaisiinsa lampaihinsa rare adessive lampaallaan lampaallansa lampaillaan lampaillansa ablative lampaaltaan lampaaltansa lampailtaan lampailtansa allative lampaalleen lampaallensa lampailleen lampaillensa essive lampaanaan lampaanansa lampainaan lampainansa translative lampaakseen lampaaksensa lampaikseen lampaiksensa abessive lampaattaan lampaattansa lampaittaan lampaittansa instructive — — comitative — lampaineen lampainensa

Derived terms

• lampola
• lampuri

 

compounds

• ahvenanmaanlammas
• dallinlammas
• emälammas
• harjalammas
• karakullammas
• kultalammas
• lammasaitaus
• lammaskaali
• lammaskarsina
• lammaskatras
• lammaskoira
• lammaslaidun
• lammaslauma
• lammasliha
• lammasmainen
• lammasnahka
• lammasnavetta
• lammaspaimen
• lammaspaisti
• lammaspata
• lammasraudat
• lammasrotu
• Lammassaari
• lammassuoja
• lammastalous
• lammastarha
• lammastila
• lammasturkki
• lampaanhoito
• lampaanjuusto
• lampaankare
• lampaankyljys
• lampaankääpä
• lampaanlapa
• lampaanliha
• lampaanmaito
• lampaannahka
• lampaanpaisti
• lampaanpito
• lampaanpää
• lampaanreisi
• lampaansaparo
• lampaansatula
• lampaantalja
• lampaanvilla
• lampaanviulu
• lampaanvuona
• lampaanvuota
• lumilammas
• merinolammas
• musta lammas
• mustalammas
• ohutsarvilammas
• persianlammas
• puolilammas
• pääsiäislammas
• saaristolaislammas
• savulammas
• suomenlammas
• uhrilammas

 

Further reading

• “lammas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• sammal

Ingrian

Lammas (1).

Lampaat (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lambas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lambaz. Cognates include Finnish lammas and Estonian lammas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmːɑs/, [ˈɫɑmːəz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmːɑs/, [ˈɫɑmːɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːɑs
• Hyphenation: lam‧mas

Noun

lammas

1. sheep
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24:

     Unilinnut ja kimalaiset toittiijaat makkiaal kukan meel, lampaat ja lehmät söövät heinää, cirkkulaiset ja kyyhkyläiset nokkiit jyvviä, vesimaonkottaiset närivät rohhoa vesikasvoloist.

     Butterflies and bumblebees feed theirselves with the sweet nectar of flowers, sheep and cows eat hay, sparrows and doves peck grain, sea snails chew grass from water plants.

2. furry catkin

Declension

Declension of lammas (type 2/patsas, mp-mm gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lammas	lampaat
genitive	lampaan	lampain
partitive	lammasta, lammast	lampaita, lampaja
illative	lampaasse	lampaisse
inessive	lampaas	lampais
elative	lampaast	lampaist
allative	lampaalle	lampaille
adessive	lampaal	lampail
ablative	lampaalt	lampailt
translative	lampaaks	lampaiks
essive	lampaanna, lampaan	lampainna, lampain
exessive1)	lampaant	lampaint
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.

Soikkola declension of lammas
	singular	plural
nominative	lammas	lampahat
genitive	lampahan	lampahiin
partitive	lammasta, lammaast	lampahia
illative	lampahasse	lampahisse
inessive	lampahaas	lampahiis
elative	lampahaast	lampahiist
allative	lampahalle	lampahille
adessive	lampahaal	lampahiil
ablative	lampahaalt	lampahiilt
translative	lampahaaks	lampahiiks
essive	lampahaan	lampahiin
exessive1)	lampahaant	lampahiint
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Synonyms

• (furry catkin): manju

Derived terms

• emälammas
• lammaskarja
• villalammas

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “ламмасъ”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 679
• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 246
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[3], →ISBN, page 72

Anagrams

• sammal

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lambas, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Noun

lammas (genitive lambahan, partitive lammastu)

1. sheep

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lambas, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Noun

lammas (genitive lamba, partitive lammast)

1. sheep

Declension

Inflection of lammas

	singular	plural
nominative	lammas	lambaq
accusative	lamba	lambaq
genitive	lamba	lambidõ lammastõ
partitive	lammast	lambit
illative	lambahe	lambihe lammastõhe
inessive	lamban lambahn	lambin lammastõn lambihn lammastõhn
elative	lambast	lambist lammastõst
allative	lambalõ	lambilõ lammastõlõ
adessive	lambal	lambil lammastõl
ablative	lambalt	lambilt lammastõlt
translative	lambas	lambis lammastõs
terminative	lambaniq	lambiniq lammastõniq
abessive	lambaldaq	lambildaq lammastõldaq
comitative	lambagaq	lambidõgaq lammastõgaq