сэ̄лл

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sëlë, from Proto-Uralic *süle.

Related to Finnish syli and Hungarian öl. Cognates include Northern Sami salla and Skolt Sami sõll.

Pronunciation

Noun

сэ̄лл (sēll)

  1. sazhen

Inflection

Declension of сэ̄лл (type I noun, лл-л gradation)
Nominative сэ̄лл (sēll)
Genitive сэ̄л (sēl)
Dative-Illative сэ̄лле (sēllje)
Comitative сэ̄лэнҍ (sēlen’)
singular plural
Nominative сэ̄лл (sēll) сэ̄л (sēl)
Accusative сэ̄л (sēl) сэ̄лэтҍ (sēlet’)
Genitive сэ̄л (sēl) сэ̄лэ (sēle)
Dative-Illative сэ̄лле (sēllje) сэ̄лэтҍ (sēlet’)
Locative сэ̄лэсьт (sēles’t) сэ̄лэнҍ (sēlen’)
Comitative сэ̄лэнҍ (sēlen’) сэ̄лэгуэйм (sēleguejm)
Abessive сэ̄лха (sēlxa) сэ̄лэха (sēlexa)
Essive сэ̄ллэнҍ (sēllen’)
Partitive сэ̄ллэ (sēlle)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “sɛ̮̄лл”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “sɛ̮̄лл”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 484
  • 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 337