нӣййт

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Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *niejtë, from Proto-Uralic *nejde. Cognates include Finnish neiti and Northern Sami nieida.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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нӣййт (nījjt)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • 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)]‎[2], Русский язык, page 212
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “нӣййт”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “nìī̭ᵈt”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 281