ме̄рр

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mearë, from Proto-Finnic *meri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi̯erː/

Noun

ме̄рр (mierr)

1. sea

Inflection

Inflection of ме̄рр
Nominative	ме̄рр (mierr)
Genitive	ме̄р (mier)
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ме̄рр (mierr)	ме̄р (mier)
Accusative	ме̄р (mier)	ме̄рэтҍ (mieret’)
Genitive	ме̄р (mier)	ме̄рэ (miere)
Illative	ме̄рре (mierr’e)	ме̄рэтҍ (mieret’)
Locative	ме̄рэсьт (mieres’t)	ме̄рэнҍ (mieren’)
Comitative	ме̄рэнҍ (mieren’)	ме̄рэгуэйм (miereguejm)
Abessive	ме̄рха (mierxa)	ме̄рэха (mierexa)
Essive	ме̄ррэнҍ (mierren’)
Partitive	[Term?]
Possessive forms (Singular object) Singular possessor Multiple possessors 1st person {{{s1_Sposs}}} {{{p1_Sposs}}} 2nd person {{{s2_Sposs}}} {{{p2_Sposs}}} 3rd person {{{s3_Sposs}}} {{{p3_Sposs}}} (Multiple objects) Singular possessor Multiple possessors 1st person {{{s1_Pposs}}} {{{p1_Pposs}}} 2nd person {{{s2_Pposs}}} {{{p2_Pposs}}} 3rd person {{{s3_Pposs}}} {{{p3_Pposs}}}

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)]‎^[1], Русский язык, page 187
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ме̄рр”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway