ро̄ссь
Kildin Sami
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Ter Sami россе (rossʼe).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ро̄ссь (rōss’)
Usage notes
[edit]- The word appears in Antonova’s and Kert’s dictionaries, though it can’t be found in Itkonen’s nor in Afanasjeva’s sources.
- It also appears to be quite rare, and in most cases for the word "horse" you expect to see е̄бешь.
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of ро̄ссь (type I noun, ссь-зь gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ро̄ссь (rōss’) | |
| Genitive | ро̄зь (rōz’) | |
| Dative-Illative | ро̄сса (rōssa) | |
| Comitative | ро̄зъенҍ (rōz’en’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | ро̄ссь (rōss’) | ро̄зь (rōz’) |
| Accusative | ро̄зь (rōz’) | ро̄зъетҍ (rōz’et’) |
| Genitive | ро̄зь (rōz’) | ро̄зъе (rōz’e) |
| Dative-Illative | ро̄сса (rōssa) | ро̄зъетҍ (rōz’et’) |
| Locative | ро̄зъесьт (rōz’es’t) | ро̄зъенҍ (rōz’en’) |
| Comitative | ро̄зъенҍ (rōz’en’) | ро̄зъегуэйм (rōz’eguejm) |
| Abessive | ро̄зьха (rōz’xa) | ро̄зъеха (rōz’exa) |
| Essive | ро̄ссъенҍ (rōss’en’) | |
| Partitive | ро̄ссъе (rōss’e) | |
Further reading
[edit]- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ро̄ссь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение