Akkala Sami edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *kuosë, from Proto-Uralic *kowse.

Related to Finnish kuusi. Compare Skolt Sami kuõss, Kildin Sami кӯсс (kūss) and Northern Sami guossa.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кусс (kuss)

  1. spruce

Inflection edit

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Inflection of кусс
Nominative кусс (kuss)
Genitive кузз (kuzz)
singular plural
Nominative кусс (kuss) кузз (kuzz)
Accusative кузз (kuzz) куззӹ (kuzzï)
Genitive кузз (kuzz) куззӹ (kuzzï)
Illative [Term?] куззӹ (kuzzï)
Locative куззӹст (kuzzïst) куззӹн (kuzzïn)
Comitative куззӹнҍ (kuzzïn’) куззӹгуйм (kuzzïgujm)
Abessive куззта (kuzzta) куззӹта (kuzzïta)
Essive куссӹнҍ (kussïn’)
Partitive [Term?]

Further reading edit

  • P. M. Zajkov (1987) “kuss-kuzz”, in G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, pages 68, 132
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kuus”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland