-мушш

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish -mus, compare Northern Sami -muš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-muʃː/

Suffix

-мушш (-mušš)

1. Deverbal, forms abstract nouns

   ‎ва̄ннҍцэ (vānn’ce, “to go, to walk”) + ‎-мушш (-mušš) → ‎ва̄ннҍцмушш (vānn’cmušš, “walking”)

2. Deverbal, forms nouns indicating something that is to have the verb performed on it.

   ‎югкэ (jugke, “to drink”) + ‎-мушш (-mušš) → ‎югкмушш (jugkmušš, “drink, beverage”)

Inflection

Declension of -мушш (type I noun, шш-ж gradation)
Nominative	-мушш (-mušš)
Genitive	-муж (-muž)
	singular	plural
Nominative	-мушш (-mušš)	-муж (-muž)
Accusative	-муж (-muž)	-мужэтҍ (-mužet’)
Genitive	-муж (-muž)	-мужэ (-muže)
Dative-Illative	-мушша (-mušša)	-мужэтҍ (-mužet’)
Locative	-мужэсьт (-mužes’t)	-мужэнҍ (-mužen’)
Comitative	-мужэнҍ (-mužen’)	-мужэгуэйм (-mužeguejm)
Abessive	-мужха (-mužxa)	-мужэха (-mužexa)
Essive	-мушшэнҍ (-muššen’)
Partitive	-мушшэ (-mušše)

Derived terms

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -мушш