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 (kiess’)

  1. summer

Derived terms

See also

Seasons in Kildin Sami · ыгь кэск (yg’ kesk) (layout · text) · category
кыдт (kydt, spring) ке̄ссь (kiess’, summer) че̄ххч (čiexxč, autumn) та̄лльв (tāll’v, winter)

Further reading

  • 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 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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