рӯппсэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ruopsëtē, compare Lule Sami ruoppsat.

Pronunciation

Adjective

рӯппсэ (rūppse) (predicative of рӯппьсесь)

  1. red
  2. sorrel (A brown colour, with a tint of red)

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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