ӣӈӈ

See also: ӣнн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jieŋë, from Proto-Uralic *jäŋe.

Related to Finnish jää and Hungarian jég. Cognates include Northern Sami jiekŋa and Inari Sami jieŋ̣â.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːŋː/

Noun

ӣӈӈ (jiŋŋ)

1. ice

   Synonym: че̄ррьй (čierr’j) (the first ice one can walk on)

2. ice floe

   Synonym: ӣӈӈ кусськ (jiŋŋ kuss’k)

Inflection

Declension of ӣӈӈ (type I noun, ӈӈ-ӈ gradation)
Nominative	ӣӈӈ (jiŋŋ)
Genitive	ӣӈ (jiŋ)
	singular	plural
Nominative	ӣӈӈ (jiŋŋ)	ӣӈ (jiŋ)
Accusative	ӣӈ (jiŋ)	ӣӈэтҍ (jiŋet’)
Genitive	ӣӈ (jiŋ)	ӣӈэ (jiŋe)
Dative-Illative	ӣӈӈе (jiŋŋ’e)	ӣӈэтҍ (jiŋet’)
Locative	ӣӈэсьт (jiŋes’t)	ӣӈэнҍ (jiŋen’)
Comitative	ӣӈэнҍ (jiŋen’)	ӣӈэгуэйм (jiŋeguejm)
Abessive	ӣӈха (jiŋxa)	ӣӈэха (jiŋexa)
Essive	ӣӈӈэнҍ (jiŋŋen’)
Partitive	ӣӈӈэ (jiŋŋe)

Further reading

• 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 92
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ӣӈӈ”, 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), “jīŋŋ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “jīŋŋ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 62