вӯйе

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuojëtēk, from Proto-Uralic *uje-. Cognates include Northern Sami vuodjat and Ter Sami vïjjâd.

Verb

вӯйе (vūjje)

1. to swim
2. to float

Derived terms

• вӯйей (vūjjej)
• вӯййлэ (vūjjle)
• вӯйймушш (vūjjmušš)
• вӯйнэ (vūjne)
• вӯйнэдтэ (vūjnedte)

 

Further reading

• 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)]‎^[1], Русский язык, page 54
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland