Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic [Term?], likely of substrate origin.[1] Cognates include Ter Sami моджись (moǯis’), Skolt Sami mooččâd, Akkala Sami моһчас (mohčas) and Inari Sami muččâd. False cognate of Komi-Zyrian мича (mića).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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мо̄джесь (mōdžjes’) (attributive of мо̄дже)

  1. beautiful

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ T. I. Itkonen (1945) Suomen lappalaiset vuoteen (in Finnish), I–II, Porvoo, Helsinki, published 1948, →OL, pages 165–167

Further reading

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  • 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
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “moᴅ́t́š́ɐᵟ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 262
  • 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 196
  • A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN