нюннҍ

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńunē.

Pronunciation

Noun

нюннҍ (njunn’)

  1. nose
  2. beak
  3. face of an animal, muzzle, snout

Inflection

Declension of нюннҍ (type I noun, ннҍ-нҍ gradation)
Nominative нюннҍ (njunn’)
Genitive нюнҍ (njun’)
Dative-Illative нюнна (njunna)
Comitative нюнӭнҍ (njun’en’)
singular plural
Nominative нюннҍ (njunn’) нюнҍ (njun’)
Accusative нюнҍ (njun’) нюнӭтҍ (njun’et’)
Genitive нюнҍ (njun’) нюнӭ (njun’e)
Dative-Illative нюнна (njunna) нюнӭтҍ (njun’et’)
Locative нюнӭсьт (njun’es’t) нюнӭнҍ (njun’en’)
Comitative нюнӭнҍ (njun’en’) нюнӭгуэйм (njun’eguejm)
Abessive нюнҍха (njun’xa) нюнӭха (njun’exa)
Essive нюннӭнҍ (njunn’en’)
Partitive нюннӭ (njunn’e)

Derived terms

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 222
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “нюннҍ”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ńun̜n̜ᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 306
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ńun̜n̜ᵉ 2257”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languagesńun̜n̜ᵉ, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland