ке̄ввьр

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Kildin Sami

(1) Кӯһт ке̄вьр ла̄дтҍ кырьй лыстэ альн.
(3) Суэммьп ке̄ввьр.
(5) Ке̄ввьр.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keavrē. Related to Finnish käyrä and probably kekri.

Cognates include Northern Sami geavri and Skolt Sami ǩeuʹrr.

Pronunciation

Noun

ке̄ввьр (kievv’r)

  1. (jewelry) wedding ring
    Synonym: ке̄ввьр сӯрмас (kievv’r sūrmas)
  2. darling, sweetheart, betrothed
  3. (skiing) A rim in the lower part of a ski pole that prevents it from sinking too deep; a basket
  4. cauldron handle
  5. (obsolete or dialectal, fishing) round net sinker

Inflection

Declension of ке̄ввьр (type I noun, ввьр-вьр gradation)
Nominative ке̄ввьр (kievv’r)
Genitive къе̄вьр (k’ēv’r)
Dative-Illative кье̄ввра (k’’ēvvra)
Comitative кӣвьрэнҍ (kīv’ren’)
singular plural
Nominative ке̄ввьр (kievv’r) къе̄вьр (k’ēv’r)
Accusative къе̄вьр (k’ēv’r) кӣвьрэтҍ (kīv’ret’)
Genitive къе̄вьр (k’ēv’r) кӣвьрэ (kīv’re)
Dative-Illative кье̄ввра (k’’ēvvra) кӣвьрэтҍ (kīv’ret’)
Locative къе̄вьрэсьт (k’ēv’res’t) кӣвьрэнҍ (kīv’ren’)
Comitative кӣвьрэнҍ (kīv’ren’) кӣвьрэгуэйм (kīv’reguejm)
Abessive къе̄вьрха (k’ēv’rxa) кӣвьрэха (kīv’rexa)
Essive къе̄ввьрэнҍ (k’ēvv’ren’)
Partitive къе̄ввьрэ (k’ēvv’re)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kĭeɯ̭̄r̜ᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 113
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kĭeɯ̭̄r̜ᵉ”, 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) “ке̄ввьр”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык, page 104
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ке̄ввьр”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • G. M. Kert (1986) “ке̄ввьр”, in V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение
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