вӯннҍт

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Kildin Sami

Мӯр вӯннҍт (вуэнҍтэсь).

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *oantē. Cognates include Northern Sami oattes and Skolt Sami vuẹʹddes.

Pronunciation

Noun

вӯннҍт (vūnn’t) (obsolete or dialectal)

  1. root
    Synonym: вуэнҍтэсь (vuen’tes’)

Usage notes

  • Apparently, initially вӯннҍт meant any plant root in general, and вуэнҍтэсь meant a tree root specifically. However, nowadays this distinction seems to be lost.

Inflection

Declension of вӯннҍт (type I noun, ннҍт-нҍт gradation)
Nominative вӯннҍт (vūnn’t)
Genitive вӯнҍт (vūn’t)
Dative-Illative вуаннҍтэ (vuann’te)
Comitative вӯнҍтэнҍ (vūn’ten’)
singular plural
Nominative вӯннҍт (vūnn’t) вӯнҍт (vūn’t)
Accusative вӯнҍт (vūn’t) вӯнҍтэтҍ (vūn’tet’)
Genitive вӯнҍт (vūn’t) вӯнҍтэ (vūn’te)
Dative-Illative вуаннҍтэ (vuann’te) вӯнҍтэтҍ (vūn’tet’)
Locative вӯнҍтэсьт (vūn’tes’t) вӯнҍтэнҍ (vūn’ten’)
Comitative вӯнҍтэнҍ (vūn’ten’) вӯнҍтэгуэйм (vūn’teguejm)
Abessive вӯнҍтха (vūn’txa) вӯнҍтэха (vūn’texa)
Essive вӯннҍтэнҍ (vūnn’ten’)
Partitive вӯннҍтэ (vūnn’te)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ᵛuən̜̄ᵈt̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ᵛuən̜̄ᵈt̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 761