кӯннҍтэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuontētēk, from Proto-Uralic *kanta-. Cognates include Finnish kantaa and Northern Sami guoddit.

Pronunciation

Verb

кӯннҍтэ (kūnn’te)

  1. to bear, to bring, to carry
  2. to transfer, to carry, to transport (somewhere)
  3. to calve, (deer) to fawn
  4. to lay (eggs)

Further reading

  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985), “133”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык
  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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