# jamssi
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑmsːi/, [ˈjɑ̝ms̠ːi]
* Rhymes: -ɑmsːi
* Hyphenation: jams‧si

### Noun

jamssi
* yam

#### Declension

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]‎ (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