ро̄шшкесь
Appearance
Kildin Sami
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- рошшкэсь (rošškes’)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *ručkëtē, from *ručkë + *-ëtē, related to Proto-Finnic *ruskëda. Cognates include Northern Sami ruškes, Skolt Sami ruʹčǩǩes and Finnish ruskea.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ро̄шшкесь (rōšškjes’)
- attributive form of рошшкэ (rošške)
- ruddy
- maroon, wine-coloured
Further reading
[edit]- G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение
- A. A. Antonova (2014) “256”, 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