ле̄ккш

Kildin Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli̯ekːʃ/

Noun

ле̄ккш (liekkš)

1. (obsolete) swamp, bog, marsh, mire

   Synonyms: шуэннь (šuennj), муэррь (muerr’), ла̄ммьп (lāmm’p)

Inflection

Declension of ле̄ккш (type I noun, ккш-кш gradation)
Nominative	ле̄ккш (liekkš)
Genitive	лъе̄кш (l’ēkš)
	singular	plural
Nominative	ле̄ккш (liekkš)	лъе̄кш (l’ēkš)
Accusative	лъе̄кш (l’ēkš)	лӣкшэтҍ (līkšet’)
Genitive	лъе̄кш (l’ēkš)	лӣкшэ (līkše)
Dative-Illative	лъя̄ккша (l’ākkša)	лӣкшэтҍ (līkšet’)
Locative	лъе̄кшэсьт (l’ēkšes’t)	лӣкшэнҍ (līkšen’)
Comitative	лӣкшэнҍ (līkšen’)	лӣкшэгуэйм (līkšeguejm)
Abessive	лъе̄кшха (l’ēkšxa)	лӣкшэха (līkšexa)
Essive	лъе̄ккшэнҍ (l’ēkkšen’)
Partitive	лъе̄ккшэ (l’ēkkše)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “liek̄š”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland