еххта

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• яххта (jaxxta) — dialectal, Kīllt

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Samic *jiektē. Akin to Finnish ehtoo (“evening”) (dialectal, dated, poetic) and Estonian õhtu (“evening”). Cognates among the Sámi languages include Skolt Sami jåhtta and Northern Sami ikte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjexːta/

Adverb

еххта (jexxta)

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• еххтъенч (jexxt’enč)
• еххтъя (jexxt’a)
• маӈӈаеххта (maŋŋajexxta)

See also

• ента (jenta, “tomorrow”)
• та̄рьм (tār’m, “today”)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 83
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ʲieχ̄tᴀ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 48