роа̄н

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *ronō.

Cognates include Northern Sami rotna and Inari Sami ronno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɒːn/

Noun

роа̄н (råån)(obsolete or dialectal)

  1. a female reindeer that is barren or not pregnant in a given year
    • (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • роа̄на̄ллт (råånāllt)
  • роа̄наһт (råånaht)
  • роа̄нкуэһпель (råånkuehp’el’)
  • роа̄нлоаннҍт (råånlånn’t)
  • роа̄нлуввэ (råånluvve)

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “rò̬nᵃ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “rò̬nᵃ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 449
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