namas

See also: namás

Abenaki

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *name·ʔsa (“fish”).

Noun

namas (animate, plural namasak)

fish
namas wôbigo ― (the) fish is white
- 1884, Joseph Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues:
  Ôda n'wajônôw namas.
  I have no fish.

Derived terms

namasiia (fish-meat)

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *damús (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *domos, from *dṓm. Cognate with Latvian nams, Proto-Slavic *dȍmъ, Latin domus, Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos), Sanskrit दम (dáma).

The etymology seems rather secure despite the irregular sound change from *d- to *n-. The original d may be seen in dialectal api̇̀dėmė (“landplot between two homesteads”); compare the more recently formed apýnamė (“area surrounding a house”).

The assimilation is most frequently explained as from the zero-grade *dm- > *nm-, with subsequent generalization onto the full-grade stem. Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬨𐬁𐬥𐬀 (nmāna, “house, quarters”). However, the only zero-grade derivative actually attested in Lithuanian, dimstis (“village, estate”) < *dm̥-st-i-, lacks this particular sound change.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [²ˈnɑːmɐs]
Rhymes: -ɑːmɐs
Syllabification: nã‧mas

Noun

nãmas m (plural namai̇̃) stress pattern 4

house (residential dwelling)
(in the plural) home (the place where one lives); family estate, homestead
Šiañdien di̇̀rbu i̇̀š namų̃ ― I'm working from home today.
(in the plural, collectively) household (the residents of a house)
(in the plural) house (public institution)
Kultū̃ros namai̇̃ ― House of Culture

Declension

Declension of **nãmas**
	singular	plural
nominative	nãmas	namai̇̃
genitive	nãmo	namų̃
dative	nãmui	namáms
accusative	nãmą	namùs
instrumental	namù	namai̇̃s
locative	namè	namuosè
vocative	nãme	namai̇̃

Derived terms

Volapük

Noun

namas

genitive plural of nam