ниввьл

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See also: нӣввьл

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńëvlē. Cognates include Northern Sami njivlla and Skolt Sami njeuʹll.

Pronunciation

Noun

ниввьл (nivv’l)

  1. mud
  2. slime (on skin of aquatic creatures)

Inflection

Declension of ниввьл (type I noun, ввьл-вьл gradation)
Nominative ниввьл (nivv’l)
Genitive нивьл (niv’l)
Dative-Illative ниввла (nivvla)
Comitative нивьлэнҍ (niv’len’)
singular plural
Nominative ниввьл (nivv’l) нивьл (niv’l)
Accusative нивьл (niv’l) нивьлэтҍ (niv’let’)
Genitive нивьл (niv’l) нивьлэ (niv’le)
Dative-Illative ниввла (nivvla) нивьлэтҍ (niv’let’)
Locative нивьлэсьт (niv’les’t) нивьлэнҍ (niv’len’)
Comitative нивьлэнҍ (niv’len’) нивьлэгуэйм (niv’leguejm)
Abessive нивьлха (niv’lxa) нивьлэха (niv’lexa)
Essive ниввьлэнҍ (nivv’len’)
Partitive ниввьлэ (nivv’le)

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) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык, page 211
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ниввьл”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ńiɯ̭l̜ᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 303
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ńiɯ̭l̜ᵉ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland