ланнҍ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Karelian linna. Cognates include Ter Sami ланнӭ (lânnʹe), Skolt Sami lâʹnn (“town; castle”), Inari Sami lanne (“town; prison”) and Northern Sami ladni (“castle, fortress; prison”).

May have been influenced by North Germanic land.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lanʲː/

Noun

ланнҍ (lann’)

1. town, city
2. country, state

   Synonym: е̄ммьне (jiemm’nje)

3. (obsolete) fortress

Inflection

Declension of ланнҍ (type I noun, ннҍ-нҍ gradation)
Nominative	ланнҍ (lann’)
Genitive	ланҍ (lan’)
	singular	plural
Nominative	ланнҍ (lann’)	ланҍ (lan’)
Accusative	ланҍ (lan’)	лэнӭтҍ (len’et’)
Genitive	ланҍ (lan’)	лэнӭ (len’e)
Dative-Illative	ланна (lanna)	лэнӭтҍ (len’et’)
Locative	ланӭсьт (lan’es’t)	лэнӭнҍ (len’en’)
Comitative	лэнӭнҍ (len’en’)	лэнӭгуэйм (len’eguejm)
Abessive	ланҍха (lan’xa)	лэнӭха (len’exa)
Essive	ланнӭнҍ (lann’en’)
Partitive	ланнӭ (lann’e)

Derived terms

• ланнҍлуввэ (lann’luvve)
• ланнҍлувнэ (lann’luvne)
• вуэййвланнҍ (vuejjvlann’)
• шурьмусс ланнҍ (šur’muss lann’)

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 154
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “лȧ̮ǹ̜n̜ᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 192