элтас

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Kildin Sami

(1) Ва̄ннцнэг элтас (vamp кырьйнэзэсьт).
(2) Ю̄лльк ла̄бь элтас.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëltës.

Compare Northern Sami alddas and Inari Sami ooldâs.

Pronunciation

Noun

элтас (eltas)

  1. vamp (top of a shoe)
  2. arch of a foot
  3. (obsolete) tongue of a shoe
    Synonym: нюххчемь (njuxxčjem’)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ɛ̮лᴅ̀as”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ɛ̮лᴅ̀as”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja ‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 315
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “элтас”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь , Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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