руэнн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(k)ruonë, borrowing from North Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognates include Swedish grön, Northern Sami ruonas and Inari Sami ruonâs.

Adjective

руэнн (ruenn) (predicative руэнн or руэннай or руэнас, comparative руэна or руэнамп)

  1. green
    Synonym: высскэ (vysske) (obsolete)

Derived terms

  • руэнндэ (ruennde)
  • руэнншэ (ruennše)
  • руэнхассьтэ (ruenxass’te)
  • руэнхэ (ruenxe)
  • руэнхэллэ (ruenxelle)
  • руэнхэсс (ruenxess)

Further reading

  • 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 303
  • Michael Rießler (2009) chapter 74261616599546787, in Kildin Saami vocabulary, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ru͕ənas”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ru͕ənn”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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