Kildin Sami edit

 
Кэнц

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *këncë, from Proto-Uralic *künče. Compare Northern Sami gazza, Ter Sami kânnʒ (fingernail) or Finnish kynsi (fingernail, claw, talon).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

кэ̄ннц (kēnnc)

  1. fingernail
  2. claw, talon
  3. hoof

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 147
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кэ̄ннц”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway