не̄ввр

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *neavrē, ultimately from early Finnish *neürä (“humble”) (modern nöyrä). Compare Northern Sami neavri.

Adjective

не̄ввр (nievvr)

  1. (obsolete) humble

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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