sammua

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sampudak (compare Ingrian sammua, Karelian sammuo, Veps sampta). The weak grade -mm- has been levelled to all forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmːuɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mːuɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sam‧mu‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): sam‧mua

Verb

sammua (intransitive)

1. to go out, die (down) (of fire)
2. to go out, go off (of light)
3. to turn off, shut down, shut off, wind down (of a machine, device, etc.)
4. to stall, shut off, flame out (of an engine etc.)
5. to be quenched (of thirst)
6. to die, fade/melt away, diminish (of feelings, emotions)
7. to die, to go extinct (of a language)
8. (colloquial) to crash, conk out (to fall asleep)
9. (colloquial) to pass out (due to heavy consumption of alcohol)

Further reading

• “sammua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• summaa

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sampudak. Cognates include Finnish sammua and Veps sampta. The weak grade -mm- has been levelled to all forms.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmːuɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑmːo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmːuɑ/, [ˈʃɑmːuɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːoː, -ɑmːuɑ
• Hyphenation: sam‧mu‧a

Verb

sammua

1. (intransitive, of fire) to die down
2. (intransitive, of sound) to quiet down

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 503

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish sammua.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmːuɑ̯/, [ˈsɑmːuɑ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːuɑ̯
• Hyphenation: sam‧mua

Verb

sammua

1. (intransitive) to go out (of fire)

   Synonym: kussua

2. (intransitive) to be hoarse (of a voice)

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “sammua”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn