Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *suonë, from Proto-Uralic *sëne.

Related to Finnish suoni and Hungarian ín. Cognates include Northern Sami suotna and Inari Sami suoṇâ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

сӯнн (sūnn)

  1. thread
  2. (anatomy) vessel
  3. (anatomy) sinew, tendon (tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment)

Inflection edit

Declension of сӯнн (type I noun, нн-н gradation)
Nominative сӯнн (sūnn)
Genitive сӯн (sūn)
singular plural
Nominative сӯнн (sūnn) сӯн (sūn)
Accusative сӯн (sūn) сӯнэтҍ (sūnet’)
Genitive сӯн (sūn) сӯнэ (sūne)
Dative-Illative сӯнне (sūnnje) сӯнэтҍ (sūnet’)
Locative сӯнэсьт (sūnes’t) сӯнэнҍ (sūnen’)
Comitative сӯнэнҍ (sūnen’) сӯнэгуэйм (sūneguejm)
Abessive сӯнха (sūnxa) сӯнэха (sūnexa)
Essive сӯннэнҍ (sūnnen’)
Partitive сӯннэ (sūnne)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • 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 331
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “сӯнн”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “sūnn”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “sūnn”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 531