а̄һкь

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ākkē, compare Skolt Sami äʹǩǩ.

Pronunciation

Noun

а̄һкь (āhk’)

  1. married woman, old woman

Inflection

Declension of а̄һкь (type I noun, һкь-кь gradation)
Nominative а̄һкь (āhk’)
Genitive а̄кь (āk’)
singular plural
Nominative а̄һкь (āhk’) а̄кь (āk’)
Accusative а̄кь (āk’) оа̄кетҍ (ååk’et’)
Genitive а̄кь (āk’) оа̄ке (ååk’e)
Dative-Illative а̄һка (āhka) оа̄кетҍ (ååk’et’)
Locative а̄кесьт (āk’es’t) оа̄кенҍ (ååk’en’)
Comitative оа̄кенҍ (ååk’en’) оа̄кегуэйм (ååk’eguejm)
Abessive а̄кьха (āk’xa) оа̄кеха (ååk’exa)
Essive а̄һкенҍ (āhk’en’)
Partitive а̄һке (āhk’e)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, 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)]‎, Русский язык, page 21