jaam

See also: jaam̧ and Jaam̧

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ям (jam), ultimately of Chinese origin via Mongolian зам (zam).

Noun

jaam (genitive jaama, partitive jaama)

  1. railway station
  2. station (broadcaster)

Declension
Declension of jaam (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative jaam jaamad
genitive jaama jaamade
partitive jaama jaamu
jaamasid
illative jaama
jaamasse		 jaamadesse
jaamusse
inessive jaamas jaamades
jaamus
elative jaamast jaamadest
jaamust
allative jaamale jaamadele
jaamule
adessive jaamal jaamadel
jaamul
ablative jaamalt jaamadelt
jaamult
translative jaamaks jaamadeks
jaamuks
terminative jaamani jaamadeni
essive jaamana jaamadena
abessive jaamata jaamadeta
comitative jaamaga jaamadega
Notes

    1) The long illative singular form with -sse is rarely used for this declension type.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “jaam”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)

Isthmus Mixe

Noun

jaam

  1. quicklime

References
  • Dieterman, Julia; McCarty, James Michael, Jr.; Castañón López, Victoriano; Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19

Wolof

Noun

jaam (definite form jaam ji)

  1. a slave; someone belonging to the lowest tier of society
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