се̄лльк

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

Proto-Samic *sealkē, from Proto-Finnic *selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śelkä. Doublet of че̄лльк (čiell’k).

Compare Northern Sami sealgi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

се̄лльк (sjēll’k)

  1. back, the rear of the torso

Inflection

Declension of се̄лльк (type I noun, лльк-льк gradation)
Nominative се̄лльк (sjēll’k)
Genitive съе̄льк (s’ēl’k)
Dative-Illative сья̄ллка (s’’āllka)
Comitative сӣлькэнҍ (sīl’ken’)
singular plural
Nominative се̄лльк (sjēll’k) съе̄льк (s’ēl’k)
Accusative съе̄льк (s’ēl’k) сӣлькэтҍ (sīl’ket’)
Genitive съе̄льк (s’ēl’k) сӣлькэ (sīl’ke)
Dative-Illative сья̄ллка (s’’āllka) сӣлькэтҍ (sīl’ket’)
Locative съе̄лькэсьт (s’ēl’kes’t) сӣлькэнҍ (sīl’ken’)
Comitative сӣлькэнҍ (sīl’ken’) сӣлькэгуэйм (sīl’keguejm)
Abessive съе̄лькха (s’ēl’kxa) сӣлькэха (sīl’kexa)
Essive съе̄ллькэнҍ (s’ēll’ken’)
Partitive съе̄ллькэ (s’ēll’ke)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • 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 319