кыррьй

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kirjē, borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kirja.

Related to Finnish kirja, cognates include Northern Sami girji and Skolt Sami ǩeʹrjj

Pronunciation

Noun

кыррьй (kyrr’j)

  1. book
    Synonym: кнӣга (knīga)
  2. letter (written message)
  3. decorative pattern

Inflection

Declension of кыррьй (type I noun, ррьй-рьй gradation)
Nominative кыррьй (kyrr’j)
Genitive кырьй (kyr’j)
Dative-Illative кыррья (kyrr’’a)
Comitative кырьенҍ (kyr’’en’)
singular plural
Nominative кыррьй (kyrr’j) кырьй (kyr’j)
Accusative кырьй (kyr’j) кырьетҍ (kyr’’et’)
Genitive кырьй (kyr’j) кырье (kyr’’e)
Dative-Illative кыррья (kyrr’’a) кырьетҍ (kyr’’et’)
Locative кырьесьт (kyr’’es’t) кырьенҍ (kyr’’en’)
Comitative кырьенҍ (kyr’’en’) кырьегуэйм (kyr’’eguejm)
Abessive кырьйха (kyr’jxa) кырьеха (kyr’’exa)
Essive кыррьенҍ (kyrr’’en’)
Partitive кыррье (kyrr’’e)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kir̜̄jᵉ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kir̜̄jᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 129
  • 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), Русский язык, page 142
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кыррьй”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь, Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway