namas

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Abenaki

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Etymology

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

Noun

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namas (animate, plural namasak)

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

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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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 apìdėmė (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

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Noun

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nãmas m (plural namaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. house (residential dwelling)
  2. (in the plural) home (the place where one lives); family estate, homestead
    Šiañdien dìrbu ìš namų̃I'm working from home today.
  3. (in the plural, collectively) household (the residents of a house)
  4. (in the plural) house (public institution)
    Kultū̃ros namaĩHouse of Culture

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Volapük

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Noun

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namas

  1. genitive plural of nam