kõʒʒ

See also: koǯǯ

Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këncë, from Proto-Uralic *künče.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɘd͡zː/

Noun

kõʒʒ

1. nail; fingernail, toenail

Inflection

Even â-stem, ʒˈʒ-ʒʒ gradation
Nominative	kõʒʒ
Genitive	kõõʒʒ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kõʒʒ	kõõʒʒ
Accusative	kõõʒʒ	kõõʒʒid
Genitive	kõõʒʒ	kõõʒʒi
Illative	kõʹʒʒe	kõõʒʒid
Locative	kõõʒʒâst	kõõʒʒin
Comitative	kõõʒʒin	kõõʒʒivuiʹm
Abessive	kõõʒʒtää	kõõʒʒitää
Essive	kõʒʒân
Partitive	kõʒʒâd
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

Further reading

• 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