кӯссь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *kuossē, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognates include Northern Sami guossi, Skolt Sami kueʹss and Finnish kansa.

Pronunciation

Noun

кӯссь (kūss’)

guest

Inflection

Inflection of кӯссь

Nominative

кӯссь (kūss’)

Genitive

кӯссь (kūss’)

Singular

Plural

Nominative

кӯссь (kūss’)

кӯссь (kūss’)

Accusative

кӯссь (kūss’)

кӯссетҍ (kūssjet’)

Genitive

кӯссь (kūss’)

кӯссе (kūssje)

Illative

куэсса (kuessa)

кӯссетҍ (kūssjet’)

Locative

кӯссесьт (kūssjes’t)

кӯссенҍ (kūssjen’)

Comitative

кӯссенҍ (kūssjen’)

кӯссегуэйм (kūssjeguejm)

Abessive

кӯссьха (kūss’xa)

кӯссеха (kūssjexa)

Essive

кӯссенҍ (kūssjen’)

Partitive

кӯссе (kūssje)

Possessive forms
(Singular object)	Singular possessor	Multiple possessors
1st person	{{{s1_Sposs}}}	{{{p1_Sposs}}}
2nd person	{{{s2_Sposs}}}	{{{p2_Sposs}}}
3rd person	{{{s3_Sposs}}}	{{{p3_Sposs}}}
(Multiple objects)	Singular possessor	Multiple possessors
1st person	{{{s1_Pposs}}}	{{{p1_Pposs}}}
2nd person	{{{s2_Pposs}}}	{{{p2_Pposs}}}
3rd person	{{{s3_Pposs}}}	{{{p3_Pposs}}}

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 134
Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland