а̄свас

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *āsvës. Cognates include Northern Sami ásppas and Skolt Sami aasvâs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːsvas/

Adjective

а̄свас (āsvas) (predicative а̄свас)

1. (obsolete) sweet (which one gets a little or first time in a long time)
   • 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 812:

     А̄свас пе̄ррк.

     Āsvas pierrk.

     Sweet food.

     (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Kildin Sami language.)

Usage notes

• The word appears only in Itkonen’s dictionary.
• Itkonen gives also a genitive form (а̄ссвас), which is almost never used nowadays.

Synonyms

• ня̄лькэсь

Antonyms

• пыччкрэсь
• коа̄ҏҏкэ (obsolete)

Derived terms

Verbs

• а̄свсушшэ (āsvsušše, “to devour”)

 

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “āsvas”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland