нёа̄лл

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńālë, likely of substrate origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɒːlː/

Noun

нёа̄лл (njååll)

  1. arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

Inflection

Declension of нёа̄лл (type I noun, лл-л gradation)
Nominative нёа̄лл (njååll)
Genitive нёа̄л (njåål)
Dative-Illative нъя̄лла (n’ālla)
Comitative нёа̄лэнҍ (njåålen’)
singular plural
Nominative нёа̄лл (njååll) нёа̄л (njåål)
Accusative нёа̄л (njåål) нёа̄лэтҍ (njåålet’)
Genitive нёа̄л (njåål) нёа̄лэ (njååle)
Dative-Illative нъя̄лла (n’ālla) нёа̄лэтҍ (njåålet’)
Locative нёа̄лэсьт (njååles’t) нёа̄лэнҍ (njåålen’)
Comitative нёа̄лэнҍ (njåålen’) нёа̄лэгуэйм (njååleguejm)
Abessive нёа̄лха (njåålxa) нёа̄лэха (njåålexa)
Essive нёа̄ллэнҍ (njåållen’)
Partitive нёа̄ллэ (njåålle)

Derived terms

  • нёа̄ллай (njåållaj)
  • нёа̄ллшэ (njåållše)
  • нёа̄ллълуввэ (njåållluvve)
  • нёа̄ллълувнэ (njåållluvne)
  • нёа̄ллъюшшэ (njååll’ušše)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ńāлл”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ńᾱлл(ᵅ)”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 293b