Akkala Sami edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ńińčē, possibly from Proto-Uralic *ńimśä. In this case, related to Finnish nisä.

Cognate with Skolt Sami njeʹǯǯ, Kildin Sami ниннч (ninnč) and Northern Sami njižži

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ниннч (ninnč)

  1. breast (of a female)

Inflection edit

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Inflection of ниннч
Nominative ниннч (ninnč)
Genitive нӣнджь (nīndž’)
singular plural
Nominative ниннч (ninnč) нӣнджь (nīndž’)
Accusative нӣнджь (nīndž’) нӣнджи (nīndži)
Genitive нӣнджь (nīndž’) нӣнджи (nīndži)
Illative [Term?] нӣнджи (nīndži)
Locative нӣнджист (nīndžist) нӣнджин (nīndžin)
Comitative нӣнджинҍ (nīndžin’) нӣнджигуйм (nīndžigujm)
Abessive нӣнджта (nīndžta) нӣнджита (nīndžita)
Essive ниннчинҍ (ninnčin’)
Partitive [Term?]

Further reading edit

  • P. M. Zajkov (1987) “nin̄č́-nīnǯ́”, in G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 132

Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ńińčē, possibly from Proto-Uralic *ńimśä. In this case, related to Finnish nisä.

Cognate with Skolt Sami njeʹǯǯ, Akkala Sami ниннч (ninnč) and Northern Sami njižži.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ниннч (ninnč)

  1. breast, bosom
  2. udder

Inflection edit

Declension of ниннч (type I noun, ннч-нч gradation)
Nominative ниннч (ninnč)
Genitive нинч (ninč)
singular plural
Nominative ниннч (ninnč) нинч (ninč)
Accusative нинч (ninč) нӣнчетҍ (nīnč’et’)
Genitive нинч (ninč) нӣнче (nīnč’e)
Dative-Illative нӣннче (nīnnč’e) нӣнчетҍ (nīnč’et’)
Locative нинчесьт (ninč’es’t) нӣнченҍ (nīnč’en’)
Comitative нӣнченҍ (nīnč’en’) нӣнчегуэйм (nīnč’eguejm)
Abessive нинчха (ninčxa) нӣнчеха (nīnč’exa)
Essive ниннченҍ (ninnč’en’)
Partitive ниннче (ninnč’e)

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ńėń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in 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 213
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ńėń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 299