тыһкь

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tikkē, either from Proto-Germanic *tīkkô (whereas English tick) or an irregular derivation from Proto-Finno-Ugric *täje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɨhʲkʲ/

Noun

тыһкь (tyhk’)

  1. louse (insect)
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Inflection

Declension of тыһкь (type I noun, һкь-гкь gradation)
Nominative тыһкь (tyhk’)
Genitive тыгкь (tygk’)
Dative-Illative тыһка (tyhka)
Comitative тыгкъенҍ (tygk’en’)
singular plural
Nominative тыһкь (tyhk’) тыгкь (tygk’)
Accusative тыгкь (tygk’) тыгкъетҍ (tygk’et’)
Genitive тыгкь (tygk’) тыгкъе (tygk’e)
Dative-Illative тыһка (tyhka) тыгкъетҍ (tygk’et’)
Locative тыгкъесьт (tygk’es’t) тыгкъенҍ (tygk’en’)
Comitative тыгкъенҍ (tygk’en’) тыгкъегуэйм (tygk’eguejm)
Abessive тыгкьха (tygk’xa) тыгкъеха (tygk’exa)
Essive тыһкъенҍ (tyhk’en’)
Partitive тыһкъе (tyhk’e)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “tėɔ̀k͕̀”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “tėɔ̀k͕̀”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 596
  • A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “тыххьк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway