Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

руччкесь (ruččk’es’)

  1. attributive form of руччкэ (ruččke)
  2. brown

Further reading edit

  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “301-302”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык