няʼ

Tundra Nenets

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samoyedic *äŋ, from Proto-Uralic *aŋe (opening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: няʼ

Noun

няʼ • (nyah)

  1. mouth
Declension
Declension of няʼ (nyah) (regular)
singular dual plural
nominative няʼ (nyah) няӈгʼ (nyaŋg) нянˮ (nyan)
genitive нянʼ (nyan) няӈгʼ (nyaŋg) няӈоˮ (nyaŋoq)
accusative ням (nyam°)
нянм (nyanm°)
няӈгʼ (nyaŋg) няӈо (nyaŋo)
allative нянд (nyand°) няӈгӑняʼ (nyaŋgănyah) няӈгˮ (nyaŋg)
locative няӈгӑна (nyaŋgăna) няӈгӑняна (nyaŋgănyana) няӈгӑˮна (nyaŋgăqna)
ablative няӈгӑд (nyaŋgăd°) няӈгӑняд (nyaŋgănyad°) няӈгӑт (nyaŋgăt°)
prolative нямна (nyamna) няӈгӑнямна (nyaŋgănyamna) няӈоˮмӑна (nyaŋoqmăna)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: няʼ

Noun

няʼ • (nyah)

  1. genitive singular of ня (nya)

References

  • Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 247
  • N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “няʼ”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 23