Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Proto-Samic *luostō. Cognate with Skolt Sami luâstt and Inari Sami luástu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

луэсст (luesst)

  1. fish basket made from birchbark

Inflection edit

Declension of луэсст (type I noun, сст-ст gradation)
Nominative луэсст (luesst)
Genitive луэст (luest)
singular plural
Nominative луэсст (luesst) луэст (luest)
Accusative луэст (luest) луэстэтҍ (luestet’)
Genitive луэст (luest) луэстэ (lueste)
Dative-Illative луэсста (luessta) луэстэтҍ (luestet’)
Locative луэстэсьт (luestes’t) луэстэнҍ (luesten’)
Comitative луэстэнҍ (luesten’) луэстэгуэйм (luesteguejm)
Abessive луэстха (luestxa) луэстэха (luestexa)
Essive луэсстэнҍ (luessten’)
Partitive луэсстэ (luesste)

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “лu͕əs̄tᴬ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 228
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “лu͕əs̄tᴬ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “луэсст”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway