куэттк

Akkala Sami

The spelling of this entry has been normalized from kuɛt̄k according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community as described at Wiktionary:About Akkala Sami or recent spelling standards of the language.

Alternative forms

  • куэттҍк (kuett’k)

Etymology

Akin to Kildin Sami кӯттҍк (kūtt’k) and Skolt Sami kueʹtǩǩ, although it is unclear why the palatalization disappeared. According to other sources and cognates from other Sami languages, the form **куэттьк is expected.

Pronunciation

Noun

куэттк (kuettk)

  1. heart

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “koᵢtḱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “A (G) †koᵢtḱ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 160
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