ка̄ййв

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Kildin Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a Finnic language, ultimately from Proto-Finnic *kaivo. Cognates include Northern Sami gáivo and Skolt Sami käivv.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ка̄ййв (kājjv)

  1. spring (source of water)
  2. source, origin

Inflection[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • 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)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 96
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ка̄ййв”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kaī̭vᵃ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 81
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