Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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Cognate with Skolt Sami šnuura.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шнӯра (šnūra)

  1. (obsolete) candle
    Synonyms: тӯвас (tūvas), ве̄һць (viehc’)
  2. (obsolete) light bulb
    Synonyms: ла̄мпъенч (lāmp’enč), ла̄мпъя (lāmp’a)

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “šnȱra”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland