jamssi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English yams (plural), ultimately from a West African language (probably Wolof ñàmbi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑmsːi/, [ˈjɑ̝ms̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑmsːi
• Syllabification^(key): jams‧si
• Hyphenation^(key): jams‧si

Noun

jamssi

1. yam

Declension

Inflection of jamssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		jamssi	jamssit
genitive		jamssin	jamssien
partitive		jamssia	jamsseja
illative		jamssiin	jamsseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jamssi	jamssit
accusative	nom.	jamssi	jamssit
	gen.	jamssin
genitive		jamssin	jamssien
partitive		jamssia	jamsseja
inessive		jamssissa	jamsseissa
elative		jamssista	jamsseista
illative		jamssiin	jamsseihin
adessive		jamssilla	jamsseilla
ablative		jamssilta	jamsseilta
allative		jamssille	jamsseille
essive		jamssina	jamsseina
translative		jamssiksi	jamsseiksi
abessive		jamssitta	jamsseitta
instructive		—	jamssein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jamssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jamssini jamssini accusative nom. jamssini jamssini gen. jamssini genitive jamssini jamssieni partitive jamssiani jamssejani inessive jamssissani jamsseissani elative jamssistani jamsseistani illative jamssiini jamsseihini adessive jamssillani jamsseillani ablative jamssiltani jamsseiltani allative jamssilleni jamsseilleni essive jamssinani jamsseinani translative jamssikseni jamsseikseni abessive jamssittani jamsseittani instructive — — comitative — jamsseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jamssisi jamssisi accusative nom. jamssisi jamssisi gen. jamssisi genitive jamssisi jamssiesi partitive jamssiasi jamssejasi inessive jamssissasi jamsseissasi elative jamssistasi jamsseistasi illative jamssiisi jamsseihisi adessive jamssillasi jamsseillasi ablative jamssiltasi jamsseiltasi allative jamssillesi jamsseillesi essive jamssinasi jamsseinasi translative jamssiksesi jamsseiksesi abessive jamssittasi jamsseittasi instructive — — comitative — jamsseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jamssimme jamssimme accusative nom. jamssimme jamssimme gen. jamssimme genitive jamssimme jamssiemme partitive jamssiamme jamssejamme inessive jamssissamme jamsseissamme elative jamssistamme jamsseistamme illative jamssiimme jamsseihimme adessive jamssillamme jamsseillamme ablative jamssiltamme jamsseiltamme allative jamssillemme jamsseillemme essive jamssinamme jamsseinamme translative jamssiksemme jamsseiksemme abessive jamssittamme jamsseittamme instructive — — comitative — jamsseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jamssinne jamssinne accusative nom. jamssinne jamssinne gen. jamssinne genitive jamssinne jamssienne partitive jamssianne jamssejanne inessive jamssissanne jamsseissanne elative jamssistanne jamsseistanne illative jamssiinne jamsseihinne adessive jamssillanne jamsseillanne ablative jamssiltanne jamsseiltanne allative jamssillenne jamsseillenne essive jamssinanne jamsseinanne translative jamssiksenne jamsseiksenne abessive jamssittanne jamsseittanne instructive — — comitative — jamsseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jamssinsa jamssinsa accusative nom. jamssinsa jamssinsa gen. jamssinsa genitive jamssinsa jamssiensa partitive jamssiaan jamssiansa jamssejaan jamssejansa inessive jamssissaan jamssissansa jamsseissaan jamsseissansa elative jamssistaan jamssistansa jamsseistaan jamsseistansa illative jamssiinsa jamsseihinsa adessive jamssillaan jamssillansa jamsseillaan jamsseillansa ablative jamssiltaan jamssiltansa jamsseiltaan jamsseiltansa allative jamssilleen jamssillensa jamsseilleen jamsseillensa essive jamssinaan jamssinansa jamsseinaan jamsseinansa translative jamssikseen jamssiksensa jamsseikseen jamsseiksensa abessive jamssittaan jamssittansa jamsseittaan jamsseittansa instructive — — comitative — jamsseineen jamsseinensa

Derived terms

• jamssikakku
• jamssipapu

Further reading

• “jamssi”, 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 2 July 2023