ра̄ффьк

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Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *rāvkkē, compare Northern Sami rávki and Skolt Sami räuʹǩǩ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ра̄ффьк (rāff’k)

  1. wretch, poor thing

Inflection

Declension of ра̄ффьк (type I noun, ффьк-фьк gradation)
Nominative ра̄ффьк (rāff’k)
Genitive ра̄фьк (rāf’k)
Dative-Illative ра̄ффка (rāffka)
Comitative ра̄фькэнҍ (rāf’ken’)
singular plural
Nominative ра̄ффьк (rāff’k) ра̄фьк (rāf’k)
Accusative ра̄фьк (rāf’k) ра̄фькэтҍ (rāf’ket’)
Genitive ра̄фьк (rāf’k) ра̄фькэ (rāf’ke)
Dative-Illative ра̄ффка (rāffka) ра̄фькэтҍ (rāf’ket’)
Locative ра̄фькэсьт (rāf’kes’t) ра̄фькэнҍ (rāf’ken’)
Comitative ра̄фькэнҍ (rāf’ken’) ра̄фькэгуэйм (rāf’keguejm)
Abessive ра̄фькха (rāf’kxa) ра̄фькэха (rāf’kexa)
Essive ра̄ффькэнҍ (rāff’ken’)
Partitive ра̄ффькэ (rāff’ke)

Further reading

  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ра̄фьк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “rà͕ᴠ̄k͕ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “rà͕ᴠ̄k͕ᴱ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 426
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