ро̄ссь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Ter Sami россе (rossʼe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroːsʲː/

Noun

ро̄ссь (rōss’)

1. horse

   Synonym: е̄бешь (jiebješ’)

Usage notes

• The word appears in Antonova’s and Kert’s dictionaries, though it can’t be found in Itkonen’s nor in Afanasjeva’s sources.
• It also appears to be quite rare, and in most cases for the word "horse" you expect to see е̄бешь.

Inflection

Declension of ро̄ссь (type I noun, ссь-зь gradation)
Nominative	ро̄ссь (rōss’)
Genitive	ро̄зь (rōz’)
	singular	plural
Nominative	ро̄ссь (rōss’)	ро̄зь (rōz’)
Accusative	ро̄зь (rōz’)	ро̄зъетҍ (rōz’et’)
Genitive	ро̄зь (rōz’)	ро̄зъе (rōz’e)
Dative-Illative	ро̄сса (rōssa)	ро̄зъетҍ (rōz’et’)
Locative	ро̄зъесьт (rōz’es’t)	ро̄зъенҍ (rōz’en’)
Comitative	ро̄зъенҍ (rōz’en’)	ро̄зъегуэйм (rōz’eguejm)
Abessive	ро̄зьха (rōz’xa)	ро̄зъеха (rōz’exa)
Essive	ро̄ссъенҍ (rōss’en’)
Partitive	ро̄ссъе (rōss’e)

Further reading

• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ро̄ссь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение