нерпа

Inherited from Middle Russian нерпа (nerpa), first attested from the 2nd half of the 16th century. Borrowed from Finnic language, probably from Livvi ńоrрра, compare Karelian ńorppa, Ludian ńorp, Finnish norppa (“ringed seal”); ultimately possible from Proto-Samic *noarvē (“seal”), probable substrate loanword, like Proto-Samic *nuorjō (“seal”). Compare Proto-Eskimo *nayyiʀ (“ringed seal”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲerpə]

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не́рпа • (nérpa) f anim (genitive не́рпы, nominative plural не́рпы, genitive plural нерп)

1. (zoology) seal of the genus Pusa

   Hypernym: тюле́нь (tjulénʹ)