кя̄ййн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keajnō, compare Northern Sami geaidnu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲe̯ajːn/

Noun

кя̄ййн (keajjn)

  1. last year's road, road that hasn't been used this year
  2. winter road
  3. forest road

Inflection

Declension of кя̄ййн (type I noun, ййн-йн gradation)
Nominative кя̄ййн (keajjn)
Genitive кя̄йн (keajn)
Dative-Illative кӣййнэ (kījjne)
Comitative кя̄йнэнҍ (keajnen’)
singular plural
Nominative кя̄ййн (keajjn) кя̄йн (keajn)
Accusative кя̄йн (keajn) кя̄йнэтҍ (keajnet’)
Genitive кя̄йн (keajn) кя̄йнэ (keajne)
Dative-Illative кӣййнэ (kījjne) кя̄йнэтҍ (keajnet’)
Locative кя̄йнэсьт (keajnes’t) кя̄йнэнҍ (keajnen’)
Comitative кя̄йнэнҍ (keajnen’) кя̄йнэгуэйм (keajneguejm)
Abessive кя̄йнха (keajnxa) кя̄йнэха (keajnexa)
Essive кя̄ййнэнҍ (keajjnen’)
Partitive кя̄ййнэ (keajjne)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kė̆ȧī̭n”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “кя̄ййн”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • 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 150