Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *lëpsē.

Cognates include Skolt Sami lâʹpss and Skolt Sami laksi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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лаппьс (lapp’s)

  1. dew

Inflection

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Declension of лаппьс (type I noun, ппьс-пьс gradation)
Nominative лаппьс (lapp’s)
Genitive лапьс (lap’s)
singular plural
Nominative лаппьс (lapp’s) лапьс (lap’s)
Accusative лапьс (lap’s) лэпьсэтҍ (lep’set’)
Genitive лапьс (lap’s) лэпьсэ (lep’se)
Dative-Illative лаппса (lappsa) лэпьсэтҍ (lep’set’)
Locative лапьсэсьт (lap’ses’t) лэпьсэнҍ (lep’sen’)
Comitative лэпьсэнҍ (lep’sen’) лэпьсэгуэйм (lep’seguejm)
Abessive лапьсха (lap’sxa) лэпьсэха (lep’sexa)
Essive лаппьсэнҍ (lapp’sen’)
Partitive лаппьсэ (lapp’se)

Further reading

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