кӣннт

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Proto-Samic *kientē, compare Skolt Sami ǩeʹdd (“field”) and Northern Sami gieddi (“field, field (physics)”).

Noun

кӣннт (kīnnt)

  1. location of a permanent human settlement

Descendants
  • → Russian: кинтище (kintišče)

Further reading
  • 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
  • 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)]‎, Русский язык, page 108
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