коа̄сс
Kildin Sami
Alternative forms
- коасс (kåss)
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Karelian kasi. Compare Inari Sami kaasi and Skolt Sami kaass.
According to Michael Rießler,[1] borrowed from Karelian kissa, however, vowles don't quite match.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒːsː/
Noun
коа̄сс (kååss)
- cat
- Synonym: куэшшьк (kuešš’k) — Ārʹsjogk
Inflection
| Declension of коа̄сс (type I noun, сс-з gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | коа̄сс (kååss) | |
| Genitive | коа̄з (kååz) | |
| Dative-Illative | коа̄сса (kååssa) | |
| Comitative | коа̄зэнҍ (kååzen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | коа̄сс (kååss) | коа̄з (kååz) |
| Accusative | коа̄з (kååz) | коа̄зэтҍ (kååzet’) |
| Genitive | коа̄з (kååz) | коа̄зэ (kååze) |
| Dative-Illative | коа̄сса (kååssa) | коа̄зэтҍ (kååzet’) |
| Locative | коа̄зэсьт (kååzes’t) | коа̄зэнҍ (kååzen’) |
| Comitative | коа̄зэнҍ (kååzen’) | коа̄зэгуэйм (kååzeguejm) |
| Abessive | коа̄зха (kååzxa) | коа̄зэха (kååzexa) |
| Essive | коа̄ссэнҍ (kååssen’) | |
| Partitive | коа̄ссэ (kååsse) | |
References
- ^ Michael Rießler (2009) “74261616259862104”, in Kildin Saami vocabulary, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Further reading
- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “коа̄сс”, 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), “kᾱssᴬ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kᾱssᴬ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 95b