нуэррьй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nuorjō, likely of substrate origin.

Noun

нуэррьй (nuerr’j)

1. ringed seal (Pusa hispida)

   Synonym: (obsolete or dialectal) ро̄гк (rōgk)

2. common seal (Phoca vitulina)
3. seal (as an animal in general)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• нуэрьех (nuer’’ex)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• A. A. Antonova (2014) “291”, 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
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[2], Русский язык
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “nu͕ər̜̄jᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 288b