ва̄лесь
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *fālēs, from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse hvalr), from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (whence English whale).
Related to Finnish valas. Cognates include Northern Sami fális and Skolt Sami vääʹles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaːlʲesʲ/
Noun
ва̄лесь (vāl’es’)
Inflection
| Declension of ва̄лесь (type V noun, лл-̄л gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ва̄лесь (vāl’es’) | |
| Genitive | ва̄ллас (vāllas) | |
| Dative-Illative | ва̄ллсэ (vāllse) | |
| Comitative | ва̄ллсэнҍ (vāllsen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | ва̄лесь (vāl’es’) | ва̄ллас (vāllas) |
| Accusative | ва̄ллас (vāllas) | ва̄ллсэтҍ (vāllset’) |
| Genitive | ва̄ллас (vāllas) | ва̄ллсэ (vāllse) |
| Dative-Illative | ва̄ллсэ (vāllse) | ва̄ллсэтҍ (vāllset’) |
| Locative | ва̄ллсэсьт (vāllses’t) | ва̄ллсэнҍ (vāllsen’) |
| Comitative | ва̄ллсэнҍ (vāllsen’) | ва̄ллсэгуэйм (vāllseguejm) |
| Abessive | ва̄ллсаһта (vāllsahta) | ва̄ллсэха (vāllsexa) |
| Essive | ва̄ллсэнҍ (vāllsen’) | |
| Partitive | ва̄ллсэдтӭ (vāllsedt’e) | |
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- 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)][1], Русский язык, page 35
- A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “ва̄лесь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- T. I. Itkonen (1958), “và͕l̜e˴s̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 714
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “và͕l̜e˴s̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland