вӣгк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From a Proto-Samic *viekë, from Proto-Uralic *wäke.

Related to Finnish väki. Cognate with Northern Sami viehka, Skolt Sami viõkk and Ter Sami вӣгк (vīgk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːɡk/

Noun

вӣгк (vīgk)

  1. strength
  2. force
  3. power, might
  4. energy

Inflection

Declension of вӣгк (type I noun, гк-г gradation)
Nominative вӣгк (vīgk)
Genitive вӣг (vīg)
Dative-Illative вӣгке (vīgkje)
Comitative вӣгэнҍ (vīgen’)
singular plural
Nominative вӣгк (vīgk) вӣг (vīg)
Accusative вӣг (vīg) вӣгэтҍ (vīget’)
Genitive вӣг (vīg) вӣгэ (vīge)
Dative-Illative вӣгке (vīgkje) вӣгэтҍ (vīget’)
Locative вӣгэсьт (vīges’t) вӣгэнҍ (vīgen’)
Comitative вӣгэнҍ (vīgen’) вӣгэгуэйм (vīgeguejm)
Abessive вӣгха (vīgxa) вӣгэха (vīgexa)
Essive вӣгкэнҍ (vīgken’)
Partitive вӣгкэ (vīgke)

Synonyms

  1. са̄м (sām)

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)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 42
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “вӣгк”, 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), “vīɢk”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “vīɢk”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 740