kõʒʒ

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See also: koǯǯ

Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këncë, from Proto-Uralic *künče.

Pronunciation

Noun

kõʒʒ

  1. nail; fingernail, toenail

Inflection

Even â-stem, ʒˈʒ-ʒʒ gradation
Nominative kõʒʒ
Genitive kõõʒʒ
Singular Plural
Nominative kõʒʒ kõõʒʒ
Accusative kõõʒʒ kõõʒʒid
Genitive kõõʒʒ kõõʒʒi
Illative kõʹʒʒe kõõʒʒid
Locative kõõʒʒâst kõõʒʒin
Comitative kõõʒʒin kõõʒʒivuiʹm
Abessive kõõʒʒtää kõõʒʒitää
Essive kõʒʒân
Partitive kõʒʒâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person — — —
2nd person — — —
3rd person — — —

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
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