ро̄ссь
Kildin Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Not clear, directly or via other Sami language (compare Ter Sami россе (ross’e)), but ultimately from Proto-Samic *rossē.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːsʲː/
Noun
ро̄ссь (rōss’)
Usage notes
- The word appears in Antonova’s and Kert’s dictionaries, though it can’t be found in Itkonen’s nor in Afanasjeva’s sources.
- It also appears to be quite rare, and in most cases for the word "horse" you expect to see е̄бешь.
Inflection
| Declension of ро̄ссь (type I noun, ссь-зь gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ро̄ссь (rōss’) | |
| Genitive | ро̄зь (rōz’) | |
| Dative-Illative | ро̄сса (rōssa) | |
| Comitative | ро̄зъенҍ (rōzjen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | ро̄ссь (rōss’) | ро̄зь (rōz’) |
| Accusative | ро̄зь (rōz’) | ро̄зъетҍ (rōzjet’) |
| Genitive | ро̄зь (rōz’) | ро̄зъе (rōzje) |
| Dative-Illative | ро̄сса (rōssa) | ро̄зъетҍ (rōzjet’) |
| Locative | ро̄зъесьт (rōzjes’t) | ро̄зъенҍ (rōzjen’) |
| Comitative | ро̄зъенҍ (rōzjen’) | ро̄зъегуэйм (rōzjeguejm) |
| Abessive | ро̄зьха (rōz’xa) | ро̄зъеха (rōzjexa) |
| Essive | ро̄ссъенҍ (rōssjen’) | |
| Partitive | ро̄ссъе (rōssje) | |
Further reading
- A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “ро̄ссь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- G. M. Kert (1986), V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение