сий

Akkala Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sij, from Proto-Uralic *sej.

Related to Finnish hyö and Erzya сынь (sïń). Compare Skolt Sami sij, Kildin Sami сыйй (syjj) and Northern Sami sii.

Pronoun

сий (sij)

  1. they

Inflection

Inflection of сий (irregular)
Nominative сонн (sonn) сий (sij)
Genetive сӯ () [Term?]
Accusative сӯ () [Term?]
Essive сунҍ (sun’) [Term?]
Locative сусьтҍ (sus’t’) [Term?]
Dative-Ilative суннҍӓ (sunn’ä) [Term?]
Abessive сута (suta) [Term?]
Comitative суинҍ (suin’) [Term?]

See also

Akkala Sami personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person монн (monn) мий (mij)
2nd person тонн (tonn) тий (tij)
3rd person сонн (sonn) сий (sij)

Further reading

  • P. M. Zajkov (1987), G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 125

Chechen

Etymology

Borrowed from Kumyk сый (sıy). Cognates include Ingush сий (sii).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː/

Noun

сий • (siiclass d (singular only)

  1. honor, glory

Declension

Declension of сий
singular plural
nominative сий (sii)
genitive сийн (siı̇n)
dative сийна (siı̇na)
ergative сийно̄ (siı̇noo)
allative сийга (siı̇ga)
instrumental сийца (siı̇ca)
lative сийх (siı̇x)
comparative сийл (siı̇l)

References

Erzya

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Russian вши (vši).

The connection with Proto-Uralic *täje (louse) is considered unlikely, although the initial с- (s-) may have been influenced by the Russian word.

Pronunciation

Noun

сий • (sij)

  1. louse

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “сий”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *sijʌ (eat, infinitive verb),[1][2] derived from Proto-Yeniseian *si- (infinitive verb prefix) + Proto-Yeniseian *xa (eat, verb base) (Proto-Ketic *-a (eat, verb base)), the latter of which is seen in Ket а ([l²]-a⁰, S. eats).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /⁴sij/, [sʲiç˥˩]

Verb

сий (sìj) (action nominal)

  1. eating, the act of eating

Usage notes

  • Not listed as an action nominal proper by BSKJa.

References

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 191
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 625