Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Samic *kuosë, from Proto-Uralic *kowse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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кӯсс (kūss)

  1. spruce

Inflection

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Inflection of кӯсс
Nominative кӯсс (kūss)
Genitive кӯз (kūz)
Singular Plural
Nominative кӯсс (kūss) кӯз (kūz)
Accusative кӯз (kūz) кӯзэтҍ (kūzet’)
Genitive кӯз (kūz) кӯзэ (kūze)
Illative кӯссе (kūssje) кӯзэтҍ (kūzet’)
Locative кӯзэсьт (kūzes’t) кӯзэнҍ (kūzen’)
Comitative кӯзэнҍ (kūzen’) кӯзэгуэйм (kūzeguejm)
Abessive кӯзха (kūzxa) кӯзэха (kūzexa)
Essive кӯссэнҍ (kūssen’)
Partitive кӯссэ (kūsse)
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

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  • 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 134
  • 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