сий

Akkala Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sij, from Proto-Uralic *sej.

Related to Finnish hyö and Erzya сынь (sïń). Compare Skolt Sami sij, Kildin Sami сыйй (syjj) and Northern Sami sii.

Pronoun

сий (sij)

  1. they

Inflection

Inflection of сий (irregular)
Nominative сонн (sonn) сий (sij)
Genetive сӯ () [Term?]
Accusative сӯ () [Term?]
Essive сунҍ (sun’) [Term?]
Locative сусьтҍ (sus’t’) [Term?]
Dative-Ilative суннҍӓ (sunn’ä) [Term?]
Abessive сута (suta) [Term?]
Comitative суинҍ (suin’) [Term?]

See also

Akkala Sami personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person монн (monn) мий (mij)
2nd person тонн (tonn) тий (tij)
3rd person сонн (sonn) сий (sij)

Further reading

  • P. M. Zajkov (1987), G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 125

Chechen

Etymology

Borrowed from Kumyk сый (sıy). Cognates include Ingush сий (sii).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː/

Noun

сий • (siiclass d (singular only)

  1. honor, glory

Declension

Declension of сий
singular plural
nominative сий (sii)
genitive сийн (siı̇n)
dative сийна (siı̇na)
ergative сийно̄ (siı̇noo)
allative сийга (siı̇ga)
instrumental сийца (siı̇ca)
lative сийх (siı̇x)
comparative сийл (siı̇l)

References

Erzya

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Russian вши (vši).

The connection with Proto-Uralic *täje (louse) is considered unlikely.

Pronunciation

Noun

сий • (sij)

  1. louse

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “сий”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN