-эй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *-jē. Cognate with Finnish -ja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈˌɛj/

Suffix

-эй (-ej)

2. Forms agent nouns from verbs.

   ‎а̄ннэ (ānne, “to ask”) + ‎-эй (-ej) → ‎а̄ннэй (ānnej, “the one who asks”)

Inflection

This suffix needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -эй (agent noun)

Further reading

• A. A. Antonova (2014) chapter 22, in A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN