ю̄нн

See also: юнн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *juonë, from Proto-Finno-Permic *jane, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHnam.

Related to Finnish juoni and Erzya ян (jan). Cognates include Southern Sami juõnn and Skolt Sami joene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːnː/

Noun

ю̄нн (jūnn)

  1. path, a small path (a trail for the use of, or worn in by, pedestrians)
This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!
  1. (dated) consecutive tracks (of several reindeer)
    • 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 523:
      Ю̄нэдӭсь мӣлльт ка̄рксэллэв.[1]
      Jūned’es’ mīll’t kārksellev.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Kildin Sami language.)

Inflection

Declension of ю̄нн (type I noun, нн-н gradation)
Nominative ю̄нн (jūnn)
Genitive ю̄н (jūn)
Dative-Illative ю̄ннӭ (jūnn’e)
Comitative ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’)
singular plural
Nominative ю̄нн (jūnn) ю̄н (jūn)
Accusative ю̄н (jūn) ю̄нэтҍ (jūnet’)
Genitive ю̄н (jūn) ю̄нэ (jūne)
Dative-Illative ю̄ннӭ (jūnn’e) ю̄нэтҍ (jūnet’)
Locative ю̄нэсьт (jūnes’t) ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’)
Comitative ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’) ю̄нэгуэйм (jūneguejm)
Abessive ю̄нха (jūnxa) ю̄нэха (jūnexa)
Essive ю̄ннэнҍ (jūnnen’)
Partitive ю̄ннэ (jūnne)

Synonyms

(path):
  • поа̄лкас (påålkas)
  • чӯһксэнч, чӯһкэнч (čūhksenč, čūhkenč)

Derived terms

  • вӯпптю̄нн (vūpptjūnn)
  • кӣйй-ю̄нн (kījj-jūnn)
  • пуазю̄нн (puazjūnn)
  • чуэкасю̄нн (čuekasjūnn)
  • ю̄ннлуввэ (jūnnluvve)
  • ю̄нҍесь, ю̄ннӓй (jūn’’es’, jūnn’aj)

References

  1. ^ T. I. Itkonen (1958) “jūnėⁱẟ̜es̜ mīl̜̄ᵈt̜ᵉ kā͕rɢs̀ȧ̮l̜l̜ɛv”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 837

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “jūnn”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ю̄нн”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “jūnn”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[4], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 837