ю̄нн

See also: юнн

Kildin Sami

(2) Ю̄нн вэ̄з альн.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *juonë, from Proto-Finno-Permic *jane, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHnam.

Related to Finnish juoni and Erzya ян (jan). Cognates include Southern Sami juõnn and Skolt Sami joene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːnː/

Noun

ю̄нн (jūnn)

1. path, a small path (a trail for the use of, or worn in by, pedestrians)

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

2. (dated) consecutive tracks (of several reindeer)
   • 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 523:

     Ю̄нэдӭсь мӣлльт ка̄рксэллэв.

     Jūned’es’ mīll’t kārksellev.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Kildin Sami language.)

Inflection

Declension of ю̄нн (type I noun, нн-н gradation)
Nominative	ю̄нн (jūnn)
Genitive	ю̄н (jūn)
Dative-Illative	ю̄ннӭ (jūnn’e)
Comitative	ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’)
	singular	plural
Nominative	ю̄нн (jūnn)	ю̄н (jūn)
Accusative	ю̄н (jūn)	ю̄нэтҍ (jūnet’)
Genitive	ю̄н (jūn)	ю̄нэ (jūne)
Dative-Illative	ю̄ннӭ (jūnn’e)	ю̄нэтҍ (jūnet’)
Locative	ю̄нэсьт (jūnes’t)	ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’)
Comitative	ю̄нэнҍ (jūnen’)	ю̄нэгуэйм (jūneguejm)
Abessive	ю̄нха (jūnxa)	ю̄нэха (jūnexa)
Essive	ю̄ннэнҍ (jūnnen’)
Partitive	ю̄ннэ (jūnne)

Synonyms

(path):

• поа̄лкас (påålkas)
• чӯһксэнч, чӯһкэнч (čūhksenč, čūhkenč)

Derived terms

• вӯпптю̄нн (vūppt’ūnn)
• кӣйй-ю̄нн (kījj-jūnn)
• пуазю̄нн (puaz’ūnn)
• чуэкасю̄нн (čuekas’ūnn)
• ю̄ннлуввэ (jūnnluvve)
• ю̄нҍесь, ю̄ннӓй (jūn’jes’, jūnn’aj)

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “jūnn”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “ю̄нн”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• T. I. Itkonen (1958), “jūnn”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[4], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 837