ке̄ссь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keasē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kesä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-en-. Cognates include Finnish kesä, Northern Sami geassi, Skolt Sami ǩieʹss and Erzya кизэ (kize).

Noun

ке̄ссь (k’ēss’)

  1. summer

Derived terms

  • ке̄сся (k’ēss’a)
  • ке̄ссьма̄нн (k’ēss’mānn)
  • ке̄зь-налла (k’ēz’-nalla)
  • кя̄зас (k’āzas)
  • кя̄ccъе (k’āccje)

See also

Seasons in Kildin Sami · ыгь кэ̄ск (yg’ kēsk) (layout · text) · category
кыдт (kydt, spring) ке̄ссь (k’ēss’, summer) че̄ххч (č’ēxxč, autumn) та̄лльв (tāll’v, winter)

Further reading

  • N. E. Afanasjeva; 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)], Русский язык, page 107
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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