ю̄нн

See also: юнн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *juonë, from Proto-Finno-Permic *jane, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHnam.

Related to Finnish juoni and Erzya ян (jan). Cognates include Southern Sami juõnn and Skolt Sami joene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːnː/

Noun

ю̄нн (jūnn)

  1. path, a small path (a trail for the use of, or worn in by, pedestrians)
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  2. (dated) consecutive tracks (of several reindeer)
    • 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 523:
      Ю̄нэдӭсь мӣлльт ка̄рксэллэв.[1]
      Jūned’es’ mīll’t kārksellev.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Kildin Sami language.)

Inflection

Declension of ю̄нн (type I noun, нн-н gradation)
Nominative ю̄нн (jūnn)
Genitive ю̄н (jūn)
Dative-Illative ю̄ннӭ (jūnn’e)
Comitative ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’)
singular plural
Nominative ю̄нн (jūnn) ю̄н (jūn)
Accusative ю̄н (jūn) ю̄нэтҍ (jūnet’)
Genitive ю̄н (jūn) ю̄нэ (jūne)
Dative-Illative ю̄ннӭ (jūnn’e) ю̄нэтҍ (jūnet’)
Locative ю̄нэсьт (jūnes’t) ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’)
Comitative ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’) ю̄нэгуэйм (jūneguejm)
Abessive ю̄нха (jūnxa) ю̄нэха (jūnexa)
Essive ю̄ннэнҍ (jūnnen’)
Partitive ю̄ннэ (jūnne)

Synonyms

(path):
  • поа̄лкас (påålkas)
  • чӯһксэнч, чӯһкэнч (čūhksenč, čūhkenč)

Derived terms

  • вӯпптю̄нн (vūppt’ūnn)
  • кӣйй-ю̄нн (kījj-jūnn)
  • пуазю̄нн (puaz’ūnn)
  • чуэкасю̄нн (čuekas’ūnn)
  • ю̄ннлуввэ (jūnnluvve)
  • ю̄нҍесь, ю̄ннӓй (jūn’jes’, jūnn’aj)

References

  1. ^ T. I. Itkonen (1958), “jūnėⁱẟ̜es̜ mīl̜̄ᵈt̜ᵉ kā͕rɢs̀ȧ̮l̜l̜ɛv”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 837

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “jūnn”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “ю̄нн”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “jūnn”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[4], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 837