на̄ввьт

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nāvtē, from Proto-Germanic *nautą (compare English neat (bull or cow; cattle collectively)).

Cognates include Northern Sami návdi and Skolt Sami näuʹdd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːvʲːtʲ/

Noun

на̄ввьт (nāvv’t)

  1. wild animal
  2. predator
  3. wolf
  4. fur (used for trade or cloth making)

Inflection

Declension of на̄ввьт (type I noun, ввьт-вьт gradation)
Nominative на̄ввьт (nāvv’t)
Genitive на̄вьт (nāv’t)
Dative-Illative на̄ввта (nāvvta)
Comitative ноа̄вьтэнҍ (nååv’ten’)
singular plural
Nominative на̄ввьт (nāvv’t) на̄вьт (nāv’t)
Accusative на̄вьт (nāv’t) ноа̄вьтэтҍ (nååv’tet’)
Genitive на̄вьт (nāv’t) ноа̄вьтэ (nååv’te)
Dative-Illative на̄ввта (nāvvta) ноа̄вьтэтҍ (nååv’tet’)
Locative на̄вьтэсьт (nāv’tes’t) ноа̄вьтэнҍ (nååv’ten’)
Comitative ноа̄вьтэнҍ (nååv’ten’) ноа̄вьтэгуэйм (nååv’teguejm)
Abessive на̄вьтха (nāv’txa) ноа̄вьтэха (nååv’texa)
Essive на̄ввьтэнҍ (nāvv’ten’)
Partitive на̄ввьтэ (nāvv’te)

Synonyms

(wolf):

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 204
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “на̄ввьт”, 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), “na͕ɯ̭̄ᵈt̜ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “na͕ɯ̭̄ᵈt̜ᴱ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 275