улл

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ullō, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.

Cognates include Northern Sami ulˈlu and Skolt Sami oll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈulː/

Noun

улл (ull)

  1. wool

Inflection

Declension of улл (type II noun, no gradation)
Nominative улл (ull)
Genitive улл (ull)
Dative-Illative улле (ull’e)
Comitative уллэнҍ (ullen’)
singular plural
Nominative улл (ull) улл (ull)
Accusative улл (ull) уллэтҍ (ullet’)
Genitive улл (ull) уллэ (ulle)
Dative-Illative улле (ull’e) уллэтҍ (ullet’)
Locative уллэсьт (ulles’t) уллэнҍ (ullen’)
Comitative уллэнҍ (ullen’) уллэгуэйм (ulleguejm)
Abessive уллха (ullxa) уллэха (ullexa)
Essive уллэнҍ (ullen’)
Partitive уллэ (ulle)

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “uл̀лᵃ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 318
  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “uл̀лᵃ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “улл”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway