нышшь
Kildin Sami
Etymology
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Cognate with Skolt Sami nešš and Ter Sami нушша (nušša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɨʃʲː/
Noun
нышшь (nyšš’)
- (obsolete or dialectal) porpoise
Inflection
| Declension of нышшь (type I noun, шшь-жь gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | нышшь (nyšš’) | |
| Genitive | ныжь (nyž’) | |
| Dative-Illative | нышша (nyšša) | |
| Comitative | ныжъенҍ (nyžjen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | нышшь (nyšš’) | ныжь (nyž’) |
| Accusative | ныжь (nyž’) | ныжъетҍ (nyžjet’) |
| Genitive | ныжь (nyž’) | ныжъе (nyžje) |
| Dative-Illative | нышша (nyšša) | ныжъетҍ (nyžjet’) |
| Locative | ныжъесьт (nyžjes’t) | ныжъенҍ (nyžjen’) |
| Comitative | ныжъенҍ (nyžjen’) | ныжъегуэйм (nyžjeguejm) |
| Abessive | ныжьха (nyž’xa) | ныжъеха (nyžjexa) |
| Essive | нышшъенҍ (nyššjen’) | |
| Partitive | нышшъе (nyššje) | |
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- ныжэнч (nyženč), ныжа (nyža)
Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “ni̮š̜š̜ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958), “ni̮š̜š̜ᴱ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 279