толльк

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Samic *tolkē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tulka.

Likely related to Finnish sulka. Cognates include Northern Sami dolgi and Skolt Sami tåʹlǧǧ.

Pronunciation

Noun

толльк (toll’k)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) feather
    Synonym: по̄ннц (pōnnc)
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) quill
    Synonym: пера (pjera)
    • 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 604:
      Толькэнҍ кырьйха.
      Tol’ken’ kyr’jxa.
      I’m writing with a quill.
      (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Kildin Sami language.)

Inflection

Declension of толльк (type I noun, лльк-льк gradation)
Nominative толльк (toll’k)
Genitive тольк (tol’k)
Dative-Illative толлка (tollka)
Comitative толькэнҍ (tol’ken’)
singular plural
Nominative толльк (toll’k) тольк (tol’k)
Accusative тольк (tol’k) толькэтҍ (tol’ket’)
Genitive тольк (tol’k) толькэ (tol’ke)
Dative-Illative толлка (tollka) толькэтҍ (tol’ket’)
Locative толькэсьт (tol’kes’t) толькэнҍ (tol’ken’)
Comitative толькэнҍ (tol’ken’) толькэгуэйм (tol’keguejm)
Abessive толькха (tol’kxa) толькэха (tol’kexa)
Essive толлькэнҍ (toll’ken’)
Partitive толлькэ (toll’ke)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “tol̜̄ᵍk͕ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “tol̜̄ᵍk͕ᴱ; to̬l̜̄ᵍk͕; †təl’k”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 604