рӯппсэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ruopsëtē, compare Lule Sami ruoppsat.

Adjective

рӯппсэ (rūppse) (predicative of рӯппьсесь)

  1. red
  2. sorrel (A brown colour, with a tint of red)

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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