лэ̄сст

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Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lëstë. Related to Finnish lehti. Cognates include Northern Sami lasta and Skolt Sami lõstt.

Pronunciation

Noun

лэ̄сст (lēsst)

  1. leaf (of a tree)

Inflection

Declension of лэ̄сст (type I noun, сст-ст gradation)
Nominative лэ̄сст (lēsst)
Genitive лэ̄ст (lēst)
Dative-Illative лэ̄ссьтэ (lēss’te)
Comitative лэ̄стэнҍ (lēsten’)
singular plural
Nominative лэ̄сст (lēsst) лэ̄ст (lēst)
Accusative лэ̄ст (lēst) лэ̄стэтҍ (lēstet’)
Genitive лэ̄ст (lēst) лэ̄стэ (lēste)
Dative-Illative лэ̄ссьтэ (lēss’te) лэ̄стэтҍ (lēstet’)
Locative лэ̄стэсьт (lēstes’t) лэ̄стэнҍ (lēsten’)
Comitative лэ̄стэнҍ (lēsten’) лэ̄стэгуэйм (lēsteguejm)
Abessive лэ̄стха (lēstxa) лэ̄стэха (lēstexa)
Essive лэ̄сстэнҍ (lēssten’)
Partitive лэ̄сстэ (lēsste)

Further reading

  • G. M. Kert (1986) “лэ̄сст”, in V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “лɛ̮s̄t”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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