капшех

Kildin Sami

Удць капшех.

Оа̄ҋҋк ме̄рр капшех.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapʃʲex/

Noun

капшех (kapšjex)

1. (obsolete or dialectal, zoology) isopod

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ме̄рркапшех (mierrkapšjex)
• я̄ввьркапшех (jeavv’rkapšjex)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, 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