сӯййн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *suojnē.

Pronunciation

Noun

сӯййн (sūjjn)

  1. grass
    Synonym: ра̄ссь (rāss’)
  2. hay

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], 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)]‎[2], Русский язык, page 330
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “sù͕ī̭n̜ᵉ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 528