коа̄нгэсс

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Kildin Sami

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Etymology

From Proto-Samic *konëŋkēs, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Related to English king and Finnish kuningas. Compare Northern Sami gonagas, Skolt Sami koonǥõs and Ter Sami конагас (konâgâs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

коа̄нгэсс (kåångess) (genetive коа̄нгэз)

  1. bridegroom
    Synonym: женӭхь (žjen’ex’)
  2. (obsolete) king
    Synonyms: цоа̄рр (cåårr), корол (korol) (obsolete)

Inflection

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Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'kónᵊgɛ̮s'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 869
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “коа̄нгэсс”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway