ӣӈӈ

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See also: ӣнн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jieŋë, from Proto-Uralic *jäŋe.

Related to Finnish jää and Hungarian jég. Cognates include Northern Sami jiekŋa and Inari Sami jieŋ̣â.

Pronunciation

Noun

ӣӈӈ (jiŋŋ)

  1. ice
    Synonym: че̄ррьй (čierr’j) (the first ice one can walk on)
  2. ice floe
    Synonym: ӣӈӈ кусськ (jiŋŋ kuss’k)

Inflection

Declension of ӣӈӈ (type I noun, ӈӈ-ӈ gradation)
Nominative ӣӈӈ (jiŋŋ)
Genitive ӣӈ (jiŋ)
Dative-Illative ӣӈӈе (jiŋŋje)
Comitative ӣӈэнҍ (jiŋen’)
singular plural
Nominative ӣӈӈ (jiŋŋ) ӣӈ (jiŋ)
Accusative ӣӈ (jiŋ) ӣӈэтҍ (jiŋet’)
Genitive ӣӈ (jiŋ) ӣӈэ (jiŋe)
Dative-Illative ӣӈӈе (jiŋŋje) ӣӈэтҍ (jiŋet’)
Locative ӣӈэсьт (jiŋes’t) ӣӈэнҍ (jiŋen’)
Comitative ӣӈэнҍ (jiŋen’) ӣӈэгуэйм (jiŋeguejm)
Abessive ӣӈха (jiŋxa) ӣӈэха (jiŋexa)
Essive ӣӈӈэнҍ (jiŋŋen’)
Partitive ӣӈӈэ (jiŋŋe)

Further reading

  • 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 92
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ӣӈӈ”, 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), “jīŋŋ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “jīŋŋ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 62