нӯрр
Kildin Sami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *nuorë, from Proto-Finnic *noori, from Proto-Uralic *ńëre.
Related to Finnish nuori. Cognates include Ter Sami ны̄рр (nï̄rr), Skolt Sami nuõrr and Northern Sami nuorra.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]нӯрр (nūrr) (predicative нӯрр, comparative нӯрамп, нӯра, superlative нӯррмусс)
Further reading
[edit]- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “nūrr”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- 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, page 217
- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “нӯрр”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “nūrr”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 288