Kildin Sami edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ësē, compare Northern Sami assi (scalp).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ассь (ass’)

  1. inner/meat-side of a skin
    Antonym: а̄ррь (ārr’) (obsolete)

Inflection edit

Declension of ассь (type I noun, ссь-зь gradation)
Nominative ассь (ass’)
Genitive азь (az’)
singular plural
Nominative ассь (ass’) азь (az’)
Accusative азь (az’) эзетҍ (ez’et’)
Genitive азь (az’) эзе (ez’e)
Dative-Illative асса (assa) эзетҍ (ez’et’)
Locative азесьт (az’es’t) эзенҍ (ez’en’)
Comitative эзенҍ (ez’en’) эзегуэйм (ez’eguejm)
Abessive азьха (az’xa) эзеха (ez’exa)
Essive ассенҍ (ass’en’)
Partitive ассе (ass’e)

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ȧ̮s̜s̜ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ȧ̮s̜s̜ᴱ, ȧ̮z̜ĕ, a̮s̀sa”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 18
  • 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)]‎[3], Русский язык, page 28
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ассь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway