луца
Tundra Nenets
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Proto-Yeniseian *lɨtʲ-es (“devil”, literally “forested upland-god”), from Proto-Yeniseian *wes (“sky, god”), in which case cognate with Ket лытись (lɨtísʲ, “devil, forest spirit”), 18th century Imbak Ket lɨthes, lɨtse,[1] Yug лытьси (lɨtʲsi) and Pumpokol lɨcɨ (“devil”).
In any case likely related to Even нючи (ņuci, “Russian”) and Southern Yukaghir луучии (lūčī, “Russian”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɫut͡sʌ]
- Hyphenation: лу‧ца
Noun
луца • (luca)
- Russian (person)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | луца (luca) | луцахӑʼ (lucaxăh) | луцаˮ (lucaq) |
| genitive | луцаʼ (lucah) | луцахӑʼ (lucaxăh) | луциˮ (lucyiq) |
| accusative | луцам (lucam°) | луцахӑʼ (lucaxăh) | луци (lucyi) |
| allative | луцан (lucan°) | луцахӑняʼ (lucaxănyah) | луцахӑˮ (lucaxăq) |
| locative | луцахӑна (lucaxăna) | луцахӑняна (lucaxănyana) | луцахӑˮна (lucaxăqna) |
| ablative | луцахӑд (lucaxăd°) | луцахӑняд (lucaxănyad°) | луцахӑт (lucaxăt°) |
| prolative | луцавна (lucawna) | луцахӑнямна (lucaxănyamna) | луциˮмӑна (lucyiqmăna) |
References
- ^ Werner, Heinrich (2005) “lɨthes (Nes, Kl), lɨtse (Kl)”, in Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 49
- N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “луца”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия
- M. J. Barmich (1999) The Nenets language in tables, Saint Petersburg, →ISBN, page 7
- Vajda, Edward, Werner, Heinrich (2022) “*lɯtʲes”, in Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 487