моррш
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From a Proto-Samic *moršë.
Cognate with Northern Sami morša, Inari Sami muršâ, Skolt Sami [Term?] (mor̄š̄ᴬ) and Ter Sami моррш (morrš).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmorːʃ/
Noun
моррш (morrš)
- (obsolete) walrus
Inflection
| Declension of моррш (type I noun, ррш-рш gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | моррш (morrš) | |
| Genitive | морш (morš) | |
| Dative-Illative | моррьшэ (morr’še) | |
| Comitative | моршэнҍ (moršen’) | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | моррш (morrš) | морш (morš) |
| Accusative | морш (morš) | моршэтҍ (moršet’) |
| Genitive | морш (morš) | моршэ (morše) |
| Dative-Illative | моррьшэ (morr’še) | моршэтҍ (moršet’) |
| Locative | моршэсьт (moršes’t) | моршэнҍ (moršen’) |
| Comitative | моршэнҍ (moršen’) | моршэгуэйм (moršeguejm) |
| Abessive | моршха (moršxa) | моршэха (moršexa) |
| Essive | морршэнҍ (morršen’) | |
| Partitive | морршэ (morrše) | |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “mor̄š”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “mor̄š”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 260