Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

Proto-Samic *kiekë.

Related to Finnish käki. Cognates include Northern Sami giehka and Skolt Sami ǩiõkk.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кӣгк (kīgk)

  1. cuckoo

Inflection edit

Declension of кӣгк (type I noun, гк-г gradation)
Nominative кӣгк (kīgk)
Genitive кӣг (kīg)
singular plural
Nominative кӣгк (kīgk) кӣг (kīg)
Accusative кӣг (kīg) кӣгэтҍ (kīget’)
Genitive кӣг (kīg) кӣгэ (kīge)
Dative-Illative кӣгке (kīgk’e) кӣгэтҍ (kīget’)
Locative кӣгэсьт (kīges’t) кӣгэнҍ (kīgen’)
Comitative кӣгэнҍ (kīgen’) кӣгэгуэйм (kīgeguejm)
Abessive кӣгха (kīgxa) кӣгэха (kīgexa)
Essive кӣгкэнҍ (kīgken’)
Partitive кӣгкэ (kīgke)

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kīɢk”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kīɢk”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 116
  • 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 108
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кӣгк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway