кэ̄сск

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këskë, compare Northern Sami gaska (“middle, center”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛːsːk/

Noun

кэ̄сск (kēssk)

1. center, middle
2. distance, interval

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ыгь кэ̄сск (yg’ kēssk)

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 149