уккскэнтэш

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

  • уххскэнтэш (uxxskenteš)
  • укскэнтэш (ukskenteš)

Etymology

From уккс (ukks) +‎ кэнтэш (kenteš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈukːskɛntɛʃ/

Noun

уккскэнтэш (ukkskenteš)

  1. threshold, doorstep

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • уккскэнтэшлӯввьт (ukkskentešlūvv’t)

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “uχ̄s”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 698
  • 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)]‎[2], Русский язык, page 372
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “укскэнтэш”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway