а̄свас
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Kildin Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Samic *āsvës. Cognates include Northern Sami ásppas and Skolt Sami aasvâs.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
а̄свас (āsvas) (predicative а̄свас)
- (obsolete) sweet (which one gets a little or first time in a long time)
- 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 812:
- А̄свас пе̄ррк.
- Āsvas pierrk.
- Sweet food.
Usage notes[edit]
- The word appears only in Itkonen’s dictionary.
- Itkonen gives also a genitive form (а̄ссвас), which is almost never used nowadays.
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Verbs
- а̄свсушшэ (āsvsušše, “to devour”)