Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *koaskē, from Proto-Uralic *koska. Cognates include Northern Sami goaski and Tundra Nenets хада (xada).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

куэсськ (kuess’k)

  1. maternal aunt older than one's mother; mother's older sister

Inflection edit

Inflection of куэсськ
Nominative куэсськ (kuess’k)
Genitive куэськ (kues’k)
Singular Plural
Nominative куэсськ (kuess’k) куэськ (kues’k)
Accusative куэськ (kues’k) кӯськэтҍ (kūs’ket’)
Genitive куэськ (kues’k) кӯськэ (kūs’ke)
Illative куасска (kuasska) кӯськэтҍ (kūs’ket’)
Locative куэськэсьт (kues’kes’t) кӯськэнҍ (kūs’ken’)
Comitative кӯськэнҍ (kūs’ken’) кӯськэгуэйм (kūs’keguejm)
Abessive куэськха (kues’kxa) кӯськэха (kūs’kexa)
Essive куэсськэнҍ (kuess’ken’)
Partitive куэсськэ (kuess’ke)
Possessive forms
(Singular object) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
1st person {{{s1_Sposs}}} {{{p1_Sposs}}}
2nd person {{{s2_Sposs}}} {{{p2_Sposs}}}
3rd person {{{s3_Sposs}}} {{{p3_Sposs}}}
(Multiple objects) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
1st person {{{s1_Pposs}}} {{{p1_Pposs}}}
2nd person {{{s2_Pposs}}} {{{p2_Pposs}}}
3rd person {{{s3_Pposs}}} {{{p3_Pposs}}}

Further reading edit

  • 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 138
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland