Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from a Sami language (compare Northern Sami guvžá and Kildin Sami куввч (kuvvč)), likely via Northern Finnish[1] dialects (kumsi) or Karelian kumša.[2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ку́мжа (kúmžaf anim (genitive ку́мжи, nominative plural ку́мжи, genitive plural кумж or ку́мжей)

  1. brown trout

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kumsi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  2. ^ Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “kum(s)sa”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja[2], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кумжа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress