сӯйй
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *suojē, possibly from Proto-Finnic *sooja, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH.
Related to Finnish suoja. Cognates include Northern Sami suodji, Skolt Sami suẹʹjj and Ter Sami сыэйя (sïejʼâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːjː/
Noun
сӯйй (sūjj)
Inflection
| Declension of сӯйй (type I noun, йй-й gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | сӯйй (sūjj) | |
| Genitive | сӯй (sūj) | |
| Dative-Illative | суэйя (suejja) | |
| Comitative | сӯенҍ (sūjen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | сӯйй (sūjj) | сӯй (sūj) |
| Accusative | сӯй (sūj) | сӯетҍ (sūjet’) |
| Genitive | сӯй (sūj) | сӯе (sūje) |
| Dative-Illative | суэйя (suejja) | сӯетҍ (sūjet’) |
| Locative | сӯесьт (sūjes’t) | сӯенҍ (sūjen’) |
| Comitative | сӯенҍ (sūjen’) | сӯегуэйм (sūjeguejm) |
| Abessive | сӯйха (sūjxa) | сӯеха (sūjexa) |
| Essive | сӯйъенҍ (sūj’en’) | |
| Partitive | сӯйъе (sūj’e) | |
Synonyms
- пяҋтэгк (pjaj̥tegk)
- пяҋҋт сайй (pjaj̥j̥t sajj)
Derived terms
- абьрсӯйй (ab’rsūjj)
- пӣӈксӯйй (pīŋksūjj)
- суэйесь (suejjes’), суэйей (suejjej)
- сӯййрыннт (sūjjrynnt)
- сӯйхе (sūjxje)
- ю̄лльксӯйй (jūll’ksūjj)
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “sū͕i̭j”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “sū͕i̭j”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 528