Jump to content

нышшь

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Kildin Sami

[edit]
Нышшь (Phocoena phocoena) ча̄зесьт.

Etymology

[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Skolt Sami nešš and Ter Sami нушша (nuššâ).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

нышшь (nyšš’)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) porpoise

Inflection

[edit]
Declension of нышшь (type I noun, шшь-жь gradation)
Nominative нышшь (nyšš’)
Genitive ныжь (nyž’)
Dative-Illative нышша (nyšša)
Comitative ныжъенҍ (nyž’en’)
singular plural
Nominative нышшь (nyšš’) ныжь (nyž’)
Accusative ныжь (nyž’) ныжъетҍ (nyž’et’)
Genitive ныжь (nyž’) ныжъе (nyž’e)
Dative-Illative нышша (nyšša) ныжъетҍ (nyž’et’)
Locative ныжъесьт (nyž’es’t) ныжъенҍ (nyž’en’)
Comitative ныжъенҍ (nyž’en’) ныжъегуэйм (nyž’eguejm)
Abessive ныжьха (nyž’xa) ныжъеха (nyž’exa)
Essive нышшъенҍ (nyšš’en’)
Partitive нышшъе (nyšš’e)

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ni̮š̜š̜ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ni̮š̜š̜ᴱ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 279