папироса

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Kildin Sami

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian папиро́са (papirósa).

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Noun

папироса (papirosa)

  1. cigarette
    Synonym: сигарета (sigarjeta)

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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “papiros”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “papiros”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 923
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “папироса”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish papieros, from papier (paper) fused with Spanish cigarros.

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Noun

папиросы «Беломорканал»

папиро́са (papirósaf inan (genitive папиро́сы, nominative plural папиро́сы, genitive plural папиро́с, relational adjective папиро́сный, diminutive папиро́ска)

  1. papirosa (strong Russian cigarette made with dark tobacco, no filter)
    • 1925, Михаил Булгаков, “Глава 2. Цветной завиток”, in Роковые яйца; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., The Fateful Eggs, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      На крыльце он долго искал в карманах спичек, хлопая себя по бокам, нашёл и тронулся по улице с незажжённой папиросой во рту.
      Na krylʹce on dolgo iskal v karmanax spiček, xlopaja sebja po bokam, našól i tronulsja po ulice s nezažžónnoj papirosoj vo rtu.
      On the porch he searched in his pockets for some matches, patting his sides, found them eventually and set off down the street with an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

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