рӯккс

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Kildin Sami

(1) Манӭмьчальмэ рӯкс.
(2) Рӯккс лышькэсьт.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *rāvsā, from Proto-Finnic *rauha (whence Ingrian rauha). Doublet of рӯккьс (rūkk’s).

Related to Finnish rauhanen. Cognate with Northern Sami ráksá and Skolt Sami rähss.

Pronunciation

Noun

рӯккс (rūkks)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) gland, tonsil (especially in reindeer meat or caul)
    рӯкксвуэннчrūkksvuennčglandulous meat
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) boil, swelling

Inflection

Declension of рӯккс (type I noun, ккс-кс gradation)
Nominative рӯккс (rūkks)
Genitive рӯкс (rūks)
Dative-Illative рӯккьсэ (rūkk’se)
Comitative рӯксэнҍ (rūksen’)
singular plural
Nominative рӯккс (rūkks) рӯкс (rūks)
Accusative рӯкс (rūks) рӯксэтҍ (rūkset’)
Genitive рӯкс (rūks) рӯксэ (rūkse)
Dative-Illative рӯккьсэ (rūkk’se) рӯксэтҍ (rūkset’)
Locative рӯксэсьт (rūkses’t) рӯксэнҍ (rūksen’)
Comitative рӯксэнҍ (rūksen’) рӯксэгуэйм (rūkseguejm)
Abessive рӯксха (rūksxa) рӯксэха (rūksexa)
Essive рӯкксэнҍ (rūkksen’)
Partitive рӯкксэ (rūkkse)

Synonyms

Boil, swelling

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “rūk̄s”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “rūk̄s”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 415