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kün’z’

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

pronunciation: küńź (Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps, Southern Veps)

phonetic variants: künz’ (New written Veps); kinz’ (Southern Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: ноготь
  • English: nail (of finger or toe)
concept: nail

translation

Livvi: kynze; kynzi

Ludian: kynzi; kyn’dž

Karelian Proper: kyndži; kynsi; kynzi; kynši; kynž; kynži

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps, Southern Veps

Examples (15)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Kündod čaptas i pandas povehe, miše konz kolod, ka siloi sigä om stekl’anni mägi, künded abutadas libuda mägehe.
Ногти стригут и кладут за пазуху, когда умрешь, там есть стеклянная гора, так чтобы ногти помогли взобраться на гору. (Primetad)
2. Kaiken hänele olen tehnu- lapaižed, künded, sil’mäd, usaižed, karvaižed. (Kuldaižed käded (Vepsläine mastar’ Vehkojaspäi))
3. Hapanudel hagol
ištub käč-kägerič,
sospäi sadud,
vedespäi vedetud,
vaskižen-se hökanke,
roudaižen-se kündenke. (Varu)
4. Vaskižel da hökal,
raudaižel da kündel
kabičeb i labičeb
minun pahan tuskan,
minun huban duman,
minun prizoran,
minun segoindan. (Varu)
5. A kondi azotihe, kaivab künzil maspäi miččid-se jurid, pureskeleb niid, röhkib hüviš meliš: jured-ne oma magedad. (Midä keväz’ tegeb!)

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2 meaning

  • Russian: коготь
  • English: claw, talon
concept: claw

translation

Livvi: kynze; kynzi

Ludian: kyndž; kynzi

Karelian Proper: kynzi; kynši; kynž; kynži

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps

Examples (15)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Kündod čaptas i pandas povehe, miše konz kolod, ka siloi sigä om stekl’anni mägi, künded abutadas libuda mägehe.
Ногти стригут и кладут за пазуху, когда умрешь, там есть стеклянная гора, так чтобы ногти помогли взобраться на гору. (Primetad)
2. Kaiken hänele olen tehnu- lapaižed, künded, sil’mäd, usaižed, karvaižed. (Kuldaižed käded (Vepsläine mastar’ Vehkojaspäi))
3. Hapanudel hagol
ištub käč-kägerič,
sospäi sadud,
vedespäi vedetud,
vaskižen-se hökanke,
roudaižen-se kündenke. (Varu)
4. Vaskižel da hökal,
raudaižel da kündel
kabičeb i labičeb
minun pahan tuskan,
minun huban duman,
minun prizoran,
minun segoindan. (Varu)
5. A kondi azotihe, kaivab künzil maspäi miččid-se jurid, pureskeleb niid, röhkib hüviš meliš: jured-ne oma magedad. (Midä keväz’ tegeb!)

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wordforms (48)

kün|’z’ (-den, -t, -zid)

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