высскэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *viskëtē (“yellow”). Cognates include Northern Sami fiskat, Inari Sami viskâd and Skolt Sami viskkâd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɨsːkɛ/

Adjective

высскэ (vysske)

1. (obsolete) yellow

   Synonym: руччкэ (ruččke)

2. (obsolete) green

   Synonym: руэнн (ruenn)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “vi̮s̄kɐᵟ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland