куэһцев

Kildin Sami

Куэһцев альн оарр вуэррев. (1)

Куэһцев. (2)

Alternative forms

• куэххьцэв (kuexx’cev), куэххьцэм (kuexx’cem)
• куэһцем (kuehcjem)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *koaccēvē, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koča (whereas Finnish kataja).

Cognates include Northern Sami goahcci, Skolt Sami kuäʹcˈcev and Ter Sami кыэһһцев (kïehhcʼev).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku̯ɛht͡sʲev/

Noun

куэһцев (kuehcjev)

1. branch of a coniferous tree
2. needle of a coniferous tree

   Synonym: нӣввьл (nīvv’l)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• вуэккьс (vuekk’s)
• рыссе (ryssje)
• тӯррк (tūrrk)

Further reading

• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “куэххьцэв”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kuəɔ̀t̜̀s̜ev”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kuəɔ̀t̜̀s̜ev”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 138