коа̄б

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kāpëk, compare Northern Sami gába (“capable woman”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɒːb/

Noun

коа̄б (kååb)

  1. newlywed woman, young wife

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kɑ̄β”, in 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 112
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “коа̄б”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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