элтас

Kildin Sami

(1) Ва̄ннцнэг элтас (vamp кырьйнэзэсьт).

(2) Ю̄лльк ла̄бь элтас.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëltës.

Compare Northern Sami alddas and Inari Sami ooldâs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛltas/

Noun

элтас (eltas)

1. vamp (top of a shoe)
2. arch of a foot
3. (obsolete) tongue of a shoe

   Synonym: нюххчемь (njuxxč’em’)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ɛ̮лᴅ̀as”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ɛ̮лᴅ̀as”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 315
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “элтас”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway