Sami

Translations

Saminoun
Sami
pl
Ethnonym; can function as countable singular and collective plural.
A Sami guided us across the tundra.
Саам провёл нас через тундру.
The Sami have preserved their traditional livelihoods despite modern pressures.
Саамы сохранили свои традиционные промыслы, несмотря на давление современности.
Synonyms
Sámi person
Sami person
Samiadjective
Attributive ethnonymic adjective; not comparable.
Traditional Sami clothing is brightly coloured and decorated with tin embroidery.
Традиционная саамская одежда ярко окрашена и украшена оловянной вышивкой.
Samiproper noun
Name of the language group and a personal given name.
саамскийкак название языка
Northern Sami is the most widely spoken Sami in Norway.
Северносаамский является самым распространённым саамским в Норвегии.
Самиличное имя
Sami scored the winning goal for the team.
Сами забил победный гол для команды.
Synonyms
Sami people
Sámi people

Definitions

Saminoun
A member of the indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia.
A Sami welcomed us into her family's reindeer-herding camp.
(with the) The indigenous people collectively.
The Sami have preserved their traditional livelihoods despite modern pressures.
Samiadjective
Of or relating to the Sami people, their culture, or their languages.
Traditional Sami clothing is brightly coloured and decorated with tin embroidery.
Samiproper noun
Any of the Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people.
Northern Sami is the most widely spoken Sami in Norway.
A male or female given name.
Sami scored the winning goal for the team.