нӯрр

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nuorë, from Proto-Finnic *noori, from Proto-Uralic *ńëre.

Related to Finnish nuori. Cognates include Ter Sami ны̄рр, Skolt Sami nuõrr and Northern Sami nuorra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nuːrː/

Adjective

нӯрр (nūrr) (predicative нӯрр, comparative нӯрамп, нӯра, superlative нӯррмусс)

  1. young
    Antonyms: пуэрэсь (pueres’), вуэммь (vuemm’)

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “nūrr”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, 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)]‎, Русский язык, page 217
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “нӯрр”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “nūrr”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 288
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