а̄ввьт

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)āvtē, from Proto-Finnic *hauta, from earlier *šauta, from Proto-Germanic *sauþaz.

Noun

а̄ввьт (āvv’t)

1. the deepest spot in a body of water

Further reading

• 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, page 20