кӯввьлье

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From куэввлэ (kuevvle) +‎ -ъе (-’e).

Pronunciation

Verb

кӯввьлье (kūvv’l’’e)

  1. to peek
  2. (dated) to peek, peer (to take a quick look)
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Usage notes

  • The only modern dictionary that has this verb is Antonova & Shellerʼs dictionary of Kildin Sami. The original inchoative sense there is lost, and the derivate of куэввлэ seems to have completely replaced the original word. However, in Itkonenʼs dictionary both words have this distinction.

Inflection

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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), Русский язык, page 128
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кӯввьлье”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь , Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kù͕ɯ̭̄l̜jeᵟ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 130