шнӯра

Kildin Sami

Etymology

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Cognate with Skolt Sami šnuura.

Noun

шнӯра (šnūra)

1. (obsolete) candle

   Synonyms: тӯвас (tūvas), ве̄һць (viehc’)

2. (obsolete) light bulb

   Synonyms: ла̄мпъенч (lāmp’enč), ла̄мпъя (lāmp’a)

Inflection

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Further reading

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