ка̄ннҍт

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kāntē, compare Northern Sami gáddi (“shore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːnʲːtʲ/

Noun

ка̄ннҍт (kānn’t)

1. altitude, elevation, hill, hummock

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) chapter 99, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[2], Русский язык