та̄йй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

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Sometimes compared to Northern Sami dáža and Skolt Sami taaǯǯ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːjː/

Noun

та̄йй (tājj)

  1. foreign country (excluding Russia)
    Synonym: та̄рр (tārr, foreign country (in general))

Inflection

Declension of та̄йй (type I noun, йй-й gradation)
Nominative та̄йй (tājj)
Genitive та̄й (tāj)
Dative-Illative та̄йе (tājje)
Comitative та̄енҍ (tājen’)
singular plural
Nominative та̄йй (tājj) та̄й (tāj)
Accusative та̄й (tāj) та̄етҍ (tājet’)
Genitive та̄й (tāj) та̄е (tāje)
Dative-Illative та̄йе (tājje) та̄етҍ (tājet’)
Locative та̄есьт (tājes’t) та̄енҍ (tājen’)
Comitative та̄енҍ (tājen’) та̄егуэйм (tājeguejm)
Abessive та̄йха (tājxa) та̄еха (tājexa)
Essive та̄йъенҍ (tāj’en’)
Partitive та̄йъе (tāj’e)

Derived terms

  • Та̄йй (Tājj, Sweden (obsolete or dialectal))
  • та̄яс (tājas)
  • та̄й кӣлл (tāj kīll)
  • та̄енч (tājenč)

See also

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “Tɑ̄i̭j”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 573
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “Tɑ̄i̭j”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland