оа̄ррьтэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ārtijē.

Related to Finnish hartia and Icelandic herðar. Cognates include Northern Sami hárdu, Inari Sami ärdee and Skolt Sami aʹrddi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒːrʲːtʲɛ/

Noun

оа̄ррьтэ (åårr’te)

  1. shoulders (the two shoulders and the upper portion of the back)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “оа̄ррьтэ”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ɑ̀r̜̄ᵈt̜e”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland