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еххта

Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Proto-Samic *jiektē. Akin to Finnish ehtoo (“evening”) (dialectal, dated, poetic) and Estonian õhtu (“evening”). Cognates among the Sámi languages include Skolt Sami jåhtta and Northern Sami ikte.

Pronunciation edit

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Adverb edit

еххта (jexxta)

  1. yesterday

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • 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)]‎[2], Русский язык, page 83
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ʲieχ̄tᴀ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 48
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