ле̄ӎӎьк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лямка (ljamka), which is proposed to have Sami origin. Doublet of ла̄ммч (lāmmč), which was inherited directly from Proto-Samic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli̯em̥ʲːk/

Noun

ле̄ӎӎьк (liem̥m̥’k)

1. strap

Inflection

Declension of ле̄ӎӎьк (type I noun, ӎӎьк-ӎьк gradation)
Nominative	ле̄ӎӎьк (liem̥m̥’k)
Genitive	лъе̄ӎьк (l’ēm̥’k)
	singular	plural
Nominative	ле̄ӎӎьк (liem̥m̥’k)	лъе̄ӎьк (l’ēm̥’k)
Accusative	лъе̄ӎьк (l’ēm̥’k)	лӣӎькэтҍ (līm̥’ket’)
Genitive	лъе̄ӎьк (l’ēm̥’k)	лӣӎькэ (līm̥’ke)
Dative-Illative	лья̄ӎӎка (l’’ām̥m̥ka)	лӣӎькэтҍ (līm̥’ket’)
Locative	лъе̄ӎькэсьт (l’ēm̥’kes’t)	лӣӎькэнҍ (līm̥’ken’)
Comitative	лӣӎькэнҍ (līm̥’ken’)	лӣӎькэгуэйм (līm̥’keguejm)
Abessive	лъе̄ӎькха (l’ēm̥’kxa)	лӣӎькэха (līm̥’kexa)
Essive	лъе̄ӎӎькэнҍ (l’ēm̥m̥’ken’)
Partitive	лъе̄ӎӎькэ (l’ēm̥m̥’ke)

Further reading

• 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