рӣммьн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from a Finnic language, ultimately from Proto-Finnic *repäinen. Cognates include Northern Sami rieban, Inari Sami riemnjis and Estonian rebane.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riːmʲːnʲ/

Noun

рӣммьн (rīmm’n)

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    Мэ̄нн рӣммьн са̄ррн?
    Mēnn rīmm’n sārrn?
    What does the fox say?

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • рӣммьнюшшэ (rīmm’njušše)

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
  • 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 292
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “rīm̄ńᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 437
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