нушша

Ter Sami

Нушша (Phocoena phocoena) ча̄зесьт.

Alternative forms

• нышше (nïššʼe) (Genetz)

Etymology

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Cognate with Skolt Sami nešš and Kildin Sami нышшь (nyšš’).

Noun

нушша (nuššâ)

1. porpoise

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• нужай (nužaj), нужа (nužâ)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “nušša”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “nušša”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 279