а̄в

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• а̄вв (āvv) (obsolete, Itkonen)

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from dialectal Finnish ava. Cognates include Northern Sami ávus, Skolt Sami äävas and Ter Sami а̄вай (â̄vâj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːv/
• Hyphenation: а̄в

Adjective

а̄в (āv) (predicative а̄вван, а̄вас)

1. open (not closed)

Usage notes

• According to Itkonen, the predicative and attributive forms are а̄вас (āvas) and а̄вв (āvv) respectively. However, in modern language forms а̄вван (āvvan) and а̄в (āv) are used.

Antonyms

• ка̄һтма (kāhtma), ка̄һта (kāhta)
• ло̄һтка (lōhtka)
• (of eyes) оаммп (åmmp)

Further reading

• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “а̄в”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[1], Русский язык, page 18
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “āvas”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “āvas, āvv”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 22