рӯппсэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ruopsëtē, compare Lule Sami ruoppsat.

Adjective

рӯппсэ (rūppse) (predicative of рӯппьсесь)

1. red
2. sorrel (A brown colour, with a tint of red)

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