рӯккс

Kildin Sami

(1) Манӭмьчальмэ рӯкс.

(2) Рӯккс лышькэсьт.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *rāvsā, from Proto-Finnic *rauha (whence Ingrian rauha). Doublet of рӯккьс (rūkk’s).

Related to Finnish rauhanen. Cognate with Northern Sami ráksá and Skolt Sami rähss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruːkːs/

Noun

рӯккс (rūkks) (obsolete or dialectal)

1. gland, tonsil (especially in reindeer meat or caul)

   рӯкксвуэннч ― rūkksvuennč ― glandulous meat

2. boil, swelling

Inflection

Declension of рӯккс (type I noun, ккс-кс gradation)
Nominative	рӯккс (rūkks)
Genitive	рӯкс (rūks)
Dative-Illative	рӯккьсэ (rūkk’se)
Comitative	рӯксэнҍ (rūksen’)
	singular	plural
Nominative	рӯккс (rūkks)	рӯкс (rūks)
Accusative	рӯкс (rūks)	рӯксэтҍ (rūkset’)
Genitive	рӯкс (rūks)	рӯксэ (rūkse)
Dative-Illative	рӯккьсэ (rūkk’se)	рӯксэтҍ (rūkset’)
Locative	рӯксэсьт (rūkses’t)	рӯксэнҍ (rūksen’)
Comitative	рӯксэнҍ (rūksen’)	рӯксэгуэйм (rūkseguejm)
Abessive	рӯксха (rūksxa)	рӯксэха (rūksexa)
Essive	рӯкксэнҍ (rūkksen’)
Partitive	рӯкксэ (rūkkse)

(obsolete or dialectal)

Declension of рӯккс (type I noun, ккс-фс gradation)
Nominative	рӯккс (rūkks)
Genitive	рӯфс (rūfs)
Dative-Illative	рӯккьсэ (rūkk’se)
Comitative	рӯфсэнҍ (rūfsen’)
	singular	plural
Nominative	рӯккс (rūkks)	рӯфс (rūfs)
Accusative	рӯфс (rūfs)	рӯфсэтҍ (rūfset’)
Genitive	рӯфс (rūfs)	рӯфсэ (rūfse)
Dative-Illative	рӯккьсэ (rūkk’se)	рӯфсэтҍ (rūfset’)
Locative	рӯфсэсьт (rūfses’t)	рӯфсэнҍ (rūfsen’)
Comitative	рӯфсэнҍ (rūfsen’)	рӯфсэгуэйм (rūfseguejm)
Abessive	рӯфсха (rūfsxa)	рӯфсэха (rūfsexa)
Essive	рӯкксэнҍ (rūkksen’)
Partitive	рӯкксэ (rūkkse)

Synonyms

Boil, swelling

• пуэг (pueg)
• сӣйй са̄йй (sījj sājj)

Derived terms

• рӯккьсай (rūkk’saj), рӯкксъесь (rūkks’es’)
• рӯкьсъе (rūk’s’e)
• рӯфсэнч (rūfsenč), рӯфса (rūfsa)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “rūk̄s”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “rūk̄s”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 415