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Kildin Sami

Удць капшех.
Оа̄ҋҋк ме̄рр капшех.

Etymology

Related to Northern Russian капша́к (kapšák) / копша́к (kopšák), which was in turn loaned from Ter Sami ка̄пц (kâ̄pc), though it's unclear whether it's inherited or loaned from Ter via Russian later.

Pronunciation

Noun

капшех (kapšjex)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal, zoology) isopod

Inflection

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ka̮pš̀ɐχ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'ka̮pš̀ɐχ'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 844