поаввьн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *povnë, likely of substrate origin.[1][2] Cognates include Northern Sami bovdna and Skolt Sami pounnj, pouʹnnj. Related to Finnish pounu.

Pronunciation

Noun

поаввьн (påvv’n)

  1. tussock, hummock or hillock on a bog
    Synonym: мӣххт (mīxxt)

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • поаввнай (påvvnaj)
  • поаввншэ (påvvnše)

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.
  2. ^ T. I. Itkonen (1945) Suomen lappalaiset vuoteen (in Finnish), I–II, Porvoo, Helsinki, published 1948, →OL, pages 165–167

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “po̬ṷ̄n̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “po̬ṷ̄n̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 400
  • 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)]‎[3], Русский язык
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