кӯссь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *kuossē, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Doublet of ка̄ннҍц (kānn’c).

Cognates include Northern Sami guossi, Skolt Sami kueʹss and Finnish kansa.

Pronunciation

Noun

кӯссь (kūss’)

guest

Inflection

Inflection of кӯссь

Nominative

кӯссь (kūss’)

Genitive

кӯссь (kūss’)

Singular

Plural

Nominative

кӯссь (kūss’)

кӯссь (kūss’)

Accusative

кӯссь (kūss’)

кӯссетҍ (kūss’et’)

Genitive

кӯссь (kūss’)

кӯссе (kūss’e)

Illative

куэсса (kuessa)

кӯссетҍ (kūss’et’)

Locative

кӯссесьт (kūss’es’t)

кӯссенҍ (kūss’en’)

Comitative

кӯссенҍ (kūss’en’)

кӯссегуэйм (kūss’eguejm)

Abessive

кӯссьха (kūss’xa)

кӯссеха (kūss’exa)

Essive

кӯссенҍ (kūss’en’)

Partitive

кӯссе (kūss’e)

Possessive forms
(Singular object)	Singular possessor	Multiple possessors
1st person	{{{s1_Sposs}}}	{{{p1_Sposs}}}
2nd person	{{{s2_Sposs}}}	{{{p2_Sposs}}}
3rd person	{{{s3_Sposs}}}	{{{p3_Sposs}}}
(Multiple objects)	Singular possessor	Multiple possessors
1st person	{{{s1_Pposs}}}	{{{p1_Pposs}}}
2nd person	{{{s2_Pposs}}}	{{{p2_Pposs}}}
3rd person	{{{s3_Pposs}}}	{{{p3_Pposs}}}

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 134
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