ро̄шшкесь

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• рошшкэсь (rošškes’)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ručkëtē, from *ručkë +‎ *-ëtē, related to Proto-Finnic *ruskëda. Cognates include Northern Sami ruškes, Skolt Sami ruʹčǩǩes and Finnish ruskea.

Adjective

ро̄шшкесь (rōššk’es’)

1. attributive form of рошшкэ (rošške)
2. ruddy
3. maroon, wine-coloured

Further reading

• 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) chapter 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