-сэ

Kildin Sami

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈˌsɛ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *-stētēk, compare Northern Sami -stit.

Suffix

-сэ (-se)

2. Forms verbs indicating action that lasts a short period of time.

   ‎оаррэ (årre, “to be somewhere, to sit”) + ‎-сэ (-se) → ‎оарсэ (årse, “to be somewhere a little, to sit a little”)

   ‎куллэ (kulle, “to listen”) + ‎-сэ (-se) → ‎куӆсэ (kul̥se, “to hear something, to feel something”)

   ‎по̄ррэ (pōrre, “to eat”) + ‎-сэ (-se) → ‎поҏсэ (por̥se, “to eat something quickly”)

Derived terms

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -сэ (quick action)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samic *-stëtēk, compare Northern Sami -stit.

Suffix

-сэ (-se)

2. Forms verbs indicating action related to the nouns.

   ‎рӯшш (rūšš, “Russian person”) + ‎-сэ (-se) → ‎рӯшшсе (rūššsje, “to speak Russian”)

   ‎то̄лл (tōll, “fire”) + ‎-сэ (-se) → ‎тоӆсэ (tol̥se, “to keep fire alive”)

   ‎аббьр (abb’r, “rain”) + ‎-сэ (-se) → ‎абрсэ (abrse, “to rain lightly, to drizzle”)

Derived terms

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -сэ (related action)

Inflection

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