рӯййт
Kildin Sami
Alternative forms
- руййт (rujjt)
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ruojtë. Related to Finnish reisi.
Cognates include Northern Sami ruoida and Skolt Sami ruõidd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈruːjːt/
Noun
рӯййт (rūjjt)
- (obsolete or dialectal, anatomy) each of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
Inflection
| Declension of рӯййт (type I noun, ййт-йт gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | рӯййт (rūjjt) | |
| Genitive | рӯйт (rūjt) | |
| Dative-Illative | руэййта (ruejjta) | |
| Comitative | рӯйтэнҍ (rūjten’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | рӯййт (rūjjt) | рӯйт (rūjt) |
| Accusative | рӯйт (rūjt) | рӯйтэтҍ (rūjtet’) |
| Genitive | рӯйт (rūjt) | рӯйтэ (rūjte) |
| Dative-Illative | руэййта (ruejjta) | рӯйтэтҍ (rūjtet’) |
| Locative | рӯйтэсьт (rūjtes’t) | рӯйтэнҍ (rūjten’) |
| Comitative | рӯйтэнҍ (rūjten’) | рӯйтэгуэйм (rūjteguejm) |
| Abessive | рӯйтха (rūjtxa) | рӯйтэха (rūjtexa) |
| Essive | рӯййтэнҍ (rūjjten’) | |
| Partitive | рӯййтэ (rūjjte) | |
Derived terms
- ю̄ллькрӯййт (jūll’krūjjt)
- чуаррпельрӯййт (čuarrp’el’rūjjt)
- цӯммцрӯййт (cūmmcrūjjt)
- руэйдэнч (ruejdenč), руэйда (ruejda)
Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “ru͕ī̭ᵈt̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958), “'ru͕ī̭ᵈt̜'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 455