рӣммьн

Kildin Sami

Рӣммьн

Etymology

Borrowed from a Finnic language, ultimately from Proto-Finnic *repäinen. Cognates include Northern Sami rieban, Inari Sami riemnjis and Estonian rebane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːmʲːnʲ/

Noun

рӣммьн (rīmm’n)

1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)

   Мэ̄нн рӣммьн са̄ррн?

   Mēnn rīmm’n sārrn?

   What does the fox say?

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• рӣммьнюшшэ (rīmm’njušše)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 292
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “rīm̄ńᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 437