лэ̄сст
Kildin Sami
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- лэсст (lesst) (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *lëstë. Related to Finnish lehti. Cognates include Northern Sami lasta and Skolt Sami lõstt.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]лэ̄сст (lēsst)
- leaf (of a tree)
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of лэ̄сст (type I noun, сст-ст gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | лэ̄сст (lēsst) | |
| Genitive | лэ̄ст (lēst) | |
| Dative-Illative | лэ̄ссьтэ (lēss’te) | |
| Comitative | лэ̄стэнҍ (lēsten’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | лэ̄сст (lēsst) | лэ̄ст (lēst) |
| Accusative | лэ̄ст (lēst) | лэ̄стэтҍ (lēstet’) |
| Genitive | лэ̄ст (lēst) | лэ̄стэ (lēste) |
| Dative-Illative | лэ̄ссьтэ (lēss’te) | лэ̄стэтҍ (lēstet’) |
| Locative | лэ̄стэсьт (lēstes’t) | лэ̄стэнҍ (lēsten’) |
| Comitative | лэ̄стэнҍ (lēsten’) | лэ̄стэгуэйм (lēsteguejm) |
| Abessive | лэ̄стха (lēstxa) | лэ̄стэха (lēstexa) |
| Essive | лэ̄сстэнҍ (lēssten’) | |
| Partitive | лэ̄сстэ (lēsste) | |
Related terms
[edit]- лысст (lysst) (doublet)
Further reading
[edit]- G. M. Kert (1986) “лэ̄сст”, in V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “лɛ̮s̄t”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland