коа̄лльтэ

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

  • коалльтэ (kåll’te)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *kāltëjō, from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ

Related to Russian колодец, колодезь (kolodec, kolodezʹ) and Finnish kaltio. Cognates include Northern Sami gáldu and Skolt Sami kaʹlddi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒːlʲːtʲɛ/

Noun

коа̄лльтэ (kååll’te)

  1. natural or artificial ice hole
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Inflection

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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kɑl̜̄ᵈt̜eⁱ̯”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kɑl̜̄ᵈt̜eⁱ̯”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 83
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “коа̄лльтэ”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway}