Kildin Sami

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Samic *puorē, Proto-Finno-Permic *para. Cognates include Northern Sami buorrẹ, Komi-Zyrian бур (bur) and Finnish paras.

Pronunciation

edit
  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

edit

пӯррь (pūrr’)

  1. goodness

Inflection

edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Adjective

edit

пӯррь (pūrr’)

  1. good, fine
    Synonym: шӣг (šīg)

Further reading

edit
  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “272”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык
  • 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