вӯйвас

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Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuojvës. Cognates include Northern Sami vuoivvas and Skolt Sami vuõivâs.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈvuːjvas/

Noun

вӯйвас (vūjvas)

  1. liver
    пӯдзэ вӯйвасpūdze vūjvasreindeer liver

Inflection

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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “vùivas”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 782
  • 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)]‎, Русский язык, page 54
  • A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN