Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Samic *kuolē, from Proto-Uralic *kala.

Related to Finnish kala and Hungarian hal. Cognates include Northern Sami guolla and Skolt Sami kueʹll.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кӯлль (kūll’)

  1. fish

Inflection edit

Declension of кӯлль (type I noun, лль-ль gradation)
Nominative кӯлль (kūll’)
Genitive кӯль (kūl’)
singular plural
Nominative кӯлль (kūll’) кӯль (kūl’)
Accusative кӯль (kūl’) кӯлетҍ (kūl’et’)
Genitive кӯль (kūl’) кӯле (kūl’e)
Dative-Illative куэлла (kuella) кӯлетҍ (kūl’et’)
Locative кӯлесьт (kūl’es’t) кӯленҍ (kūl’en’)
Comitative кӯленҍ (kūl’en’) кӯлегуэйм (kūl’eguejm)
Abessive кӯльха (kūl’xa) кӯлеха (kūl’exa)
Essive кӯлленҍ (kūll’en’)
Partitive кӯлле (kūll’e)

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 131
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кӯлль”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kū͕l̜l̜ᵉ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kū͕l̜l̜ᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 172