Ruonáeanan

Northern Sami

Alternative forms

  • Ruonáeana

Etymology

ruoná (“green”) +‎ eanan (“land”), calque of Norwegian Grønland.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ruonáeanan

  1. Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
    Synonym: Kalaallit Nunaat

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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