кӣннт

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Proto-Samic *kientē, compare Skolt Sami ǩeʹdd (“field”) and Northern Sami gieddi (“field, field (physics)”).

Noun

кӣннт (kīnnt)

1. location of a permanent human settlement

Descendants

• → Russian: кинтище (kintišče)

Further reading

• 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 108