а̄свас
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *āsvës. Cognates include Northern Sami ásppas and Skolt Sami aasvâs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːsvas/
Adjective
а̄свас (āsvas) (predicative а̄свас)
- (obsolete) sweet (which one gets a little or first time in a long time)
- 1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 812:
- А̄свас пе̄ррк.
- Āsvas pierrk.
- Sweet food.
Usage notes
- The word appears only in Itkonen’s dictionary.
- Itkonen gives also a genitive form (а̄ссвас), which is almost never used nowadays.
Synonyms
- ня̄лькэсь
Antonyms
- пыччкрэсь
- коа̄ҏҏкэ (obsolete)
Derived terms
Verbs
- а̄свсушшэ (āsvsušše, “to devour”)
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “āsvas”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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