ко̄ссэ

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Kildin Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ко̄сс (kōss), from Russian коса (kosa).

Verb

ко̄ссэ (kōsse)

  1. to mow, to cut
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • 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 125

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samic *kosëtēk. Cognates include Northern Sami gossat and Inari Sami kuussâđ.

Verb

ко̄ссэ (kōsse)

  1. to cough
    Synonym: лаффькэ (laff’ke)
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

See also

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kòssɐᵟ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “лаффькэ”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway