ро̄ссь

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Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Ter Sami россе (rossʼe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ро̄ссь (rōss’)

  1. horse
    Synonym: е̄бешь (jiebješ’)

Usage notes

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  • 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

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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

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  • 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