цӯннц

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

  • цӯммц (cūmmc)[1]

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *cuoncë. Cognates include Northern Sami cuozza and Skolt Sami cuõʒˈʒ.

Noun

цӯннц (cūnnc)

  1. (anatomy) inner/meat-side of a skin, subcutaneous tissue on raw hide
    Synonym: ассь (ass’)
  2. silverskin, membranes on meat

Inflection

Declension of цӯннц (type I noun, ннц-нц gradation)
Nominative цӯннц (cūnnc)
Genitive цӯнц (cūnc)
Dative-Illative цӯннҍцэ (cūnn’ce)
Comitative цӯнцэнҍ (cūncen’)
singular plural
Nominative цӯннц (cūnnc) цӯнц (cūnc)
Accusative цӯнц (cūnc) цӯнцэтҍ (cūncet’)
Genitive цӯнц (cūnc) цӯнцэ (cūnce)
Dative-Illative цӯннҍцэ (cūnn’ce) цӯнцэтҍ (cūncet’)
Locative цӯнцэсьт (cūnces’t) цӯнцэнҍ (cūncen’)
Comitative цӯнцэнҍ (cūncen’) цӯнцэгуэйм (cūnceguejm)
Abessive цӯнцха (cūncxa) цӯнцэха (cūncexa)
Essive цӯннцэнҍ (cūnncen’)
Partitive цӯннцэ (cūnnce)

References

  1. ^ T. I. Itkonen (1958) “tsūm̄ᵈts”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 638

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “tsūm̄ᵈts”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “цӯннц”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway