няʼ

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Tundra Nenets

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samoyedic *äŋ, from Proto-Uralic *aŋe (opening).

Pronunciation

Noun

няʼ (nyah)

  1. mouth
Declension
Declension of няʼ (nyah) (regular)
singular dual plural
nominative няʼ (nyah) няӈгʼ (nyaŋg) нянˮ (nyan)
genitive нянʼ (nyan) няӈгʼ (nyaŋg) няӈоˮ (nyaŋoq)
accusative ням (nyam°), нянм (nyanm°) няӈгʼ (nyaŋg) няӈо (nyaŋo)
allative нянд (nyand°) няӈгӑняʼ (nyaŋgănyah) няӈгˮ (nyaŋg)
locative няӈгӑна (nyaŋgăna) няӈгӑняна (nyaŋgănyana) няӈгӑˮна (nyaŋgăqna)
ablative няӈгӑд (nyaŋgăd°) няӈгӑняд (nyaŋgănyad°) няӈгӑт (nyaŋgăt°)
prolative нямна (nyamna) няӈгӑнямна (nyaŋgănyamna) няӈоˮмӑна (nyaŋoqmăna)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

няʼ (nyah)

  1. genitive singular of ня (nya)

References

  • Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 247
  • N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “няʼ”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 23