оа̄шшьтсэллэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From оа̄шшьтсэ (ååšš’tse) +‎ -лэ (-le), from now obsolete а̄шшьтэ (āšš’te, to threaten).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɒːʃʲːt͡sɛlːɛ/

Verb

оа̄шшьтсэллэ (ååšš’tselle)

  1. to promise
  2. to foretell, to predict, to forecast, to prophesy
  3. to give hope

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ǡ͔š̜̄t̜eᵟ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 812-813
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “оа̄шшьтсэллэ”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway