ненец

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Tundra Nenets ненэцьʼ (nyenecʹ).[1] Displaced самоед (samojed) in the 20th century as this term was considered derogatory.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲenʲɪt͡s]

Noun

не́нец • (nénec) m anim (genitive не́нца, nominative plural не́нцы, genitive plural не́нцев, feminine не́нка)

  1. Nenets

Declension

Declension of не́нец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative не́нец
nénec 		не́нцы
néncy
genitive не́нца
nénca 		не́нцев
néncev
dative не́нцу
néncu 		не́нцам
néncam
accusative не́нца
nénca 		не́нцев
néncev
instrumental не́нцем
néncem 		не́нцами
néncami
prepositional не́нце
nénce 		не́нцах
néncax

Descendants

  • → English: Nenets
  • → Finnish: nenetsi
  • → Portuguese: nenets

References

  1. ^ Golovnev, A. V., Osherenko, G. (2018). Siberian Survival: The Nenets and Their Story. United States: Cornell University Press, p. 1
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