нуэррьй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nuorjō, likely of substrate origin.

Noun

нуэррьй (nuerr’j)

  1. ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
  2. common seal (Phoca vitulina)
  3. seal (as an animal in general)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • нуэрьех (nuer’jex)

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
  • A. A. Antonova (2014) chapter 291, in A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN
  • 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)]‎, Русский язык
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “nu͕ər̜̄jᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 288b
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