мӯрр

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See also: мурр

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *muorë, likely of substrate origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

мӯрр (mūrr)

  1. tree
  2. wood

Inflection

Declension of мӯрр (type I noun, рр-р gradation)
Nominative мӯрр (mūrr)
Genitive мӯр (mūr)
Dative-Illative мӯрре (mūrrje)
Comitative мӯрэнҍ (mūren’)
singular plural
Nominative мӯрр (mūrr) мӯр (mūr)
Accusative мӯр (mūr) мӯрэтҍ (mūret’)
Genitive мӯр (mūr) мӯрэ (mūre)
Dative-Illative мӯрре (mūrrje) мӯрэтҍ (mūret’)
Locative мӯрэсьт (mūres’t) мӯрэнҍ (mūren’)
Comitative мӯрэнҍ (mūren’) мӯрэгуэйм (mūreguejm)
Abessive мӯрха (mūrxa) мӯрэха (mūrexa)
Essive мӯррэнҍ (mūrren’)
Partitive мӯррэ (mūrre)

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “mūrr”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 265
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “mūrr”, in 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), Русский язык, page 198
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “мӯрр”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь , Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway