капшех

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Related to Northern Russian капша́к (kapšák) / копша́к (kopšák), which was in turn loaned from Ter Sami ка̄пц (kāpc), though it's unclear whether it's inherited or loaned from Ter via Russian later.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkapʃʲex/

Noun

капшех (kapš’ex)

(obsolete or dialectal, zoology) isopod

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

ме̄рркапшех (mierrkapš’ex)
я̄ввьркапшех (jāvv’rkapš’ex)

Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “ka̮pš̀ɐχ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
T. I. Itkonen (1958), “'ka̮pš̀ɐχ'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 844