ниннч

Akkala Sami

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Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńińčē, possibly from Proto-Uralic *ńimśä. In this case, related to Finnish nisä.

Cognate with Skolt Sami njeʹǯǯ, Kildin Sami ниннч (ninnč) and Northern Sami njižži

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲinːt͡ʃ/

Noun

ниннч (ninnč)

  1. breast (of a female)

Inflection

Inflection of ниннч
Nominative ниннч (ninnč)
Genitive нӣнджь (nīndž’)
singular plural
Nominative ниннч (ninnč) нӣнджь (nīndž’)
Accusative нӣнджь (nīndž’) нӣнджи (nīndži)
Genitive нӣнджь (nīndž’) нӣнджи (nīndži)
Illative [Term?] нӣнджи (nīndži)
Locative нӣнджист (nīndžist) нӣнджин (nīndžin)
Comitative нӣнджинҍ (nīndžin’) нӣнджигуйм (nīndžigujm)
Abessive нӣнджта (nīndžta) нӣнджита (nīndžita)
Essive ниннчинҍ (ninnčin’)
Partitive [Term?]

Further reading

  • P. M. Zajkov (1987) “nin̄č́-nīnǯ́”, in G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 132

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńińčē, possibly from Proto-Uralic *ńimśä. In this case, related to Finnish nisä.

Cognate with Skolt Sami njeʹǯǯ, Akkala Sami ниннч (ninnč) and Northern Sami njižži.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈninːt͡ʃʲ/

Noun

ниннч (ninnč)

  1. breast, bosom
  2. udder
    Synonym: (obsolete or dialectal) рӯккьс (rūkk’s)

Inflection

Declension of ниннч (type I noun, ннч-нч gradation)
Nominative ниннч (ninnč)
Genitive нинч (ninč)
Dative-Illative нӣннче (nīnnčje)
Comitative нӣнченҍ (nīnčjen’)
singular plural
Nominative ниннч (ninnč) нинч (ninč)
Accusative нинч (ninč) нӣнчетҍ (nīnčjet’)
Genitive нинч (ninč) нӣнче (nīnčje)
Dative-Illative нӣннче (nīnnčje) нӣнчетҍ (nīnčjet’)
Locative нинчесьт (ninčjes’t) нӣнченҍ (nīnčjen’)
Comitative нӣнченҍ (nīnčjen’) нӣнчегуэйм (nīnčjeguejm)
Abessive нинчха (ninčxa) нӣнчеха (nīnčjexa)
Essive ниннченҍ (ninnčjen’)
Partitive ниннче (ninnčje)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ńėń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[2], Русский язык, page 213
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ńėń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 299