мӣллк

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mielkë, from Proto-Uralic *mälke.

Related to Hungarian mell and Estonian mälv. Cognate with Northern Sami mielga, Inari Sami mielˈgâ, Skolt Sami miõlgg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

мӣллк (mīllk)

  1. breast, chest (of an animal)

Inflection

Inflection of мӣллк
Nominative мӣллк (mīllk)
Genitive мӣлк (mīlk)
Singular Plural
Nominative мӣллк (mīllk) мӣлк (mīlk)
Accusative мӣлк (mīlk) мӣлкэтҍ (mīlket’)
Genitive мӣлк (mīlk) мӣлкэ (mīlke)
Illative мӣллькэ (mīll’ke) мӣлкэтҍ (mīlket’)
Locative мӣлкэсьт (mīlkes’t) мӣлкэнҍ (mīlken’)
Comitative мӣлкэтҍ (mīlket’) мӣлкэгуэйм (mīlkeguejm)
Abessive мӣлкха (mīlkxa) мӣлкэха (mīlkexa)
Essive мӣллкэнҍ (mīllken’)
Partitive мӣллкэ (mīllke)
Possessive forms
(Singular object) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
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2nd person {{{s2_Sposs}}} {{{p2_Sposs}}}
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(Multiple objects) Singular possessor Multiple possessors
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2nd person {{{s2_Pposs}}} {{{p2_Pposs}}}
3rd person {{{s3_Pposs}}} {{{p3_Pposs}}}

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “mìл̄ᵍk”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • 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 190
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “мӣллк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь, Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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