вуэрьпэсь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *oarpēs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos, possibly through Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas.

Related to Finnish orpo. Compare Northern Sami oarbbis and Skolt Sami vuẹʹrbes.

Noun

вуэрьпэсь (vuer’pes’)

  1. (obsolete) orphan

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

  • ро̄дҍхэльмэсь (rōd’xel’mes’)
  • ажьхэмь-е̄ннҍхэмь (až’xem’-jēnn’xem’)
  • е̄ннҍхэмь-ажьхэмь (jienn’xem’-až’xem’)

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ᵛuər̜bes̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 772
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ᵛuər̜bes̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland