вӯсьт

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuostē, from Proto-Uralic *wasta (“a place opposite or across”).

Cognates include Finnish vasta-, Northern Sami vuosti. Somehow related to вуэсстла (vuesstla) and Northern Sami vuostá.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

вӯсьт (vūs’t)

  1. counter-, head... (coming from in front, coming from the opposite direction)

Postposition

вӯсьт (vūs’t)

  1. towards
  2. against

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “вӯсьт”, in 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) “вӯсьт”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык, page 58
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