тыһкь
Kildin Sami
Alternative forms
- тыххьк (tyxx’k)
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *tikkē, either from Proto-Germanic *tīkkô (whereas English tick) or an irregular derivation from Proto-Finno-Ugric *täje.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɨhʲkʲ/
Noun
тыһкь (tyhk’)
- louse (insect)
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Inflection
| Declension of тыһкь (type I noun, һкь-гкь gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | тыһкь (tyhk’) | |
| Genitive | тыгкь (tygk’) | |
| Dative-Illative | тыһка (tyhka) | |
| Comitative | тыгкъенҍ (tygkjen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | тыһкь (tyhk’) | тыгкь (tygk’) |
| Accusative | тыгкь (tygk’) | тыгкъетҍ (tygkjet’) |
| Genitive | тыгкь (tygk’) | тыгкъе (tygkje) |
| Dative-Illative | тыһка (tyhka) | тыгкъетҍ (tygkjet’) |
| Locative | тыгкъесьт (tygkjes’t) | тыгкъенҍ (tygkjen’) |
| Comitative | тыгкъенҍ (tygkjen’) | тыгкъегуэйм (tygkjeguejm) |
| Abessive | тыгкьха (tygk’xa) | тыгкъеха (tygkjexa) |
| Essive | тыһкъенҍ (tyhkjen’) | |
| Partitive | тыһкъе (tyhkje) | |
Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “tėɔ̀k͕̀”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958), “tėɔ̀k͕̀”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 596
- A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “тыххьк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway