kielâ

Inari Sami

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *kielë, from Proto-Uralic *käle.

Noun

kieḷâ

1. language

Inflection

Even â-stem, ḷ-l gradation
Nominative	kieḷâ
Genitive	kielâ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kieḷâ	kielah
Accusative	kielâ	kielâid
Genitive	kielâ	kieˈlâi kielâi
Illative	kieḷân	kieláid
Locative	kielâst	kielâin
Comitative	kieláin	kieˈlâiguin
Abessive	kieˈlâttáá	kieˈlâittáá
Essive	kiellân
Partitive	kiellâd
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

Derived terms

• anarâškielâ

Further reading

• 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

Etymology 2

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Noun

kieḷâ

1. trap, snare

Inflection

Even â-stem, ḷ-l gradation
Nominative	kieḷâ
Genitive	kielâ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kieḷâ	kielah
Accusative	kielâ	kielâid
Genitive	kielâ	kieˈlâi kielâi
Illative	kieḷân	kieláid
Locative	kielâst	kielâin
Comitative	kieláin	kieˈlâiguin
Abessive	kieˈlâttáá	kieˈlâittáá
Essive	kiellân
Partitive	kiellâd
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland