Vocabulary

a but (Russ. а)

aacaǩ grasshopper

Aanar Inari

aa´rhel bishop

aa´rhelkå´dd diocese; bishopric

aassâd to live (in a place)

a´mmrik American (person)

a´ŋǧǧel angel

auttstä´llj garage

alggpuättmõš origin

alggsää´nn prologue, foreword

addrõs address

algg beginning, start

alggneä´ttel the beginning of the week

anttbiott antibiotic

a´rddi shoulder

autt car

ââ´ǩǩ age

ââlda nearby

ââ´liǩ blue

ââ´n (syn. tää´l, åå´n) now

â´brr rain

â´brred to rain

â´lǧǧ son; boy

â´mm sky? heaven?

âskkeed to buy

´vvel Ivalo

bakteer bacteria

baŋkk bank

baŋkktiill (bank) account

beton concrete

Biblija (the Holy) Bible

biolog biologist (Russ. биолог)

biologii biology (Russ. биология)

bie´zmen scale (instr. for weighing)

biõvv valve

bliin bliny, blini, pancake (Russ. блин)

brålleǩ fly (on trousers/pants)

budjett budget

bukva letter (Russ. ­улва)

buss bus

Båå´res Boris (man's name)

caar czar, tsar; king (Russ. царь)

ceerkav church (Russ. церковь)

ceerkavlaauljoukk church choir

ceeʒʒaž tit, titmouse

ča´ppeslei´bb rye bread

čâhčča in the fall, in fall, in the autumn, in autumn

čâ´lmm eye; pane of glass; flake; drop; grain

čâ´lmmluõmm (syn. čâ´lmmrååmm) eyelid

čâ´lmm´mââ´nn eyeball

čâ´lmmriõbbâs eyelash

čâ´lmmrååmm (syn. čâ´lmmluõmm) eyelid

čââ´đ heart

čee (syn. čeei) tea (Russ. чай)

čeei (syn. čee) tea (Russ. чай)

čiččâm seven

čiččmõs seven people

čičmlo seventy

čiiččad seventh

čii´lčešn pinkie, pinky, little finger

čõhčč fall, autumn

čõhččmään September

čõõuči every fall, every autumn

čue´đ one hundred

čue´đes one hundred people

čuõjjiǩ index finger

čuõ´mmjõš crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)

čuõrmsted to hail

čuõ´ttešt one hundred times

čuõvv light

čuåk´kâd dark (color)

čää´čč water

da (syn. de, di) and

de (syn. da, di) and

di (syn. da, de) and

di´ll dill

dohat (syn. doohhat) one thousand

domoi home (adv.) (Russ. домой)

doohhat (syn. dohat) one thousand

dååma at home (Russ. дома)

dåmvičč the little houselike objects on top of graves in the orthodox religion (Russ. ?)

e´čč father

ee´đeld (syn. ee´đääld) in the morning

ee´đääld (syn. ee´đeld) in the morning

ee´đääldõž morning

ee´ǩǩ year

ekka at night

eu´nn color(AmE), colour (BrE)

faa´nal flannel

garmaan accordion (Russ. гармоника)

ga´zaat (syn. ga´zeâ´t) newspaper (Russ. газета)

ga´zeâ´t (syn. ga´zaat) newspaper (Russ. газета)

gramm gram

groob coffin (Russ. гроб)

gåårad (= lâ´nn) city (Russ. город)

hää´rveld rarely

hutt porridge

i´lddi shelf

inn night

išttâd to sit

jarplan airplane, aeroplane, plane

jâđđa tomorrow

jeä´ǩǩää in the evening

jeä´ǩǩääž evening

jeä´nn mother

joŋŋ lingonberry, cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

juukkâd to drink

jåhtta yesterday

jåått iodine

jä´stt yeast

jättmöš bog bilberry, bog blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum)

jäu´rr lake

jävv flour

jävv´ve´ll gruel

jää´mmed to die

jää´mmem death

jää´mte´m(es) immortal

jään uncle (mother's brother)

kaa´ff (syn. kåå´ff) coffee

kaass cat

kâ´ll? how many?

kâ´pper (syn. keä´pper) cap; hat

keä´pper (syn. kâ´pper) cap; hat

kolmm (syn. koumm) three

koonǥs king

koonǥõskaav queen

ko´st? where at?, where?; from where?

koumm (syn. kolmm) three

kõskksuõrmm middle finger

kõʒʒ nail (fingernail or toenail)

kuâhttlo twenty

kuâlddad to snow

kue´htt two

kue´ll fish

kuõpp mold (AmE), mould (BrE)

kuss cow

kutt six

kuuđad sixth

kuuđõs one-sixth

kuus? to where?, whither?

kuälmad third

kuälmõs one-third

kuärrammašina sewing machine

kuärrad to knit; to sew

kålggmään October

kå´ll gold

kå´llkue´ll goldfish

kå´llmedal gold medal

kåå´ff (syn. kaa´ff) coffee

kååraǩ pea

kååraǩveärr pea soup

kä´hcclo eighty

kä´hccmlo eighteen

kälkked to paint

kuä´ss? when?

kää´mes dark (skin color)

kää´mesââ´leǩ dark blue

kää´mesruõpssâd dark red

kää´nmââ´nn egg (chicken)

kää´nn chicken

kää´nnliõmm chicken soup; chicken bouillon, chicken broth

käärt picture

kääu´c eight

kääucad eighth

ǩeâđđa in the spring, in spring

ǩeeu´niǩ shadow

ǩe´rjj book; letter

ǩe´rjjpõrtt library

ǩe´rjjtemmašina typewriter

ǩeässa in the summer, in summer

ǩie´ss summer

ǩie´ssmään June

ǩiđđâ spring (season)

ǩii? who?

ǩiirbâč brick (Russ. кирпич)

ǩiirjted to write

ǩilo kilogram, kilo

ǩilomettar kilometer (AmE), kilometre (BrE)

ǩiõǥǥnjuõll fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

ǩiõll language, tongue

ǩiõlljåårǧlõ´tti translator

laakk roof

labratoria laboratory

lavkkâ bag, satchel

lâ´nn (= gåårad) city

le´be or

lee´d to be

lei´bb bread

lettar liter (AmE), litre (BrE)

leättad to sleet

liõmm bouillon, broth

lookkâd to count

loppâ end, finish

lõstt leaf (of a tree, etc.)

lue'm cloudberry, salmonberry (Rubus chamaemorus)

luõss salmon (Salmo salar)

luuhâd to count; to read

luukk onion

luuvdá broom

lååi ten

lååǥǥad tenth

mainsted to tell

manah munk (Russ. монах)

manaših nun (Russ. монахиня)

manstar monastery; convent; cloister (Russ. монастырь)

mââi´bargg Tuesday

mâŋŋa jââđast the day after tomorrow

medal medal

mettar meter (AmE), metre (BrE)

mie´lǩǩ milk

mie´rreed to measure

mii? what?

miljard one billion(AmE)

miljon one million

mon I

mostt bridge (Russ. мост)

motorǩeâlkk snowmobile

môônnâd to go

muu mine; my (< mun: I)

måkam? what kind of?

mään moon; month

mää´nn? why?

määnpââ´jj month

mää´rf sausage

naaurâs turnip

nââmar number

neelljad fourth

neelljõs one-fourth

neezzan woman

nellj four

nelljdpei´vv Thursday

nelljlo forty

nelljmlo (syn. nelljumblo, nenjmlo) fourteen

nelljumblo (syn. nelljmlo, nenjmlo) fourteen

nenjmlo (syn. nelljumblo, nenjmlo) fourteen

neä´ttel week

neä´ttel-lopp weekend

nijdd girl; daughter

njuhččmään (syn. pââ´zzmään) April

nõmm name

nu´bb second

nää´vet cowshed, cowhouse, cow house, byre, shippon, shippen (BrE)

ođđee´jjmään January

oou´dbu peei´v the day before yesterday

oovâš vegetable, veggie (coll.)

ouddâl before

õhtt one

õi´dde a short while ago

õllâdvuõtt height

õõđ marrow (bone)

õtmlo eleven

papp priest, preacher, reverend

paradiis paradise

pâ´sspei´vv Sunday

pââ´zzmään (syn. njuhččmään) April

pâ´zzlâšttammään March

pei´vv day; sun

peä´lǧǧ thumb

peälpp water smartweed (Polygonum amphibium)

piâtnâc Friday (Russ. пятница)

pie´ll half

pirsted (syn. piirsted) to draw

poojâs train

poorjâsvõõnâs sailboat

poorrâd to eat

porgâđ to work

põrtt house

pue´tted to come

purrâmâš food

på´rdd (syn. stue´ll, stuâ´ll) table

på´rǧǧmään August

pååttaǩ potato

pää´nn tooth

pää´nnkõpp toothache

päärnai vuâstta to be pregnant, to be with child

päärnaž child

reppjoŋŋ cranberry, mountain cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)

reäppen (syn. truuba) chimney

ristt cross

roošš rye

rosttov Christmas

rosttovkää´lles Santa Claus

rosttovkäänan Christmas Eve

rosttovmuõrr Christmas tree

rosttovmään December

rosttovpââ´zz Christmas holidays

ruánn green (anything but plants)

ruõnâs green (plants)

ruõpssâd red

ru´vdd iron

ru´vddčuâǥǥas railroad

rä´ǩsted to love

räudd Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

rää´ǩǩesvuõtt love (n.)

rää´ǩǩes love, dear (adj.)

sââ'rr blueberry, bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

sei´nn wall

sekund second (unit of time)

se´ntt centimeter (AmE), centimetre (BrE)

se´st inside; from inside

seu´ŋŋed dark (sky)

seärad Wednesday (Russ. среда)

siâŋgg bed

sij they (3. pl)

silbb silver

silbbmedal silver medal

sinap mustard

sizz to inside

skamm´mään (syn. vu'vrrmään) November

skää´tar tablecloth (Russ. скатерть)

smaragd emerald

sniimmâmmašina camera

sniimmâd to take a photograph, to snap a photo

sniimmi photographer

snimldõk photograph

son he; she

steehl glass (material) (Russ. стекло)

stuâ´ll (syn. på´rdd, stue´ll) table (Russ. стол)

stue´ll (syn. på´rdd, stuâ´ll) table (Russ. стол)

stuu´l chair; bench (Russ. стул)

ståkkan glass (container) (Russ. стакан)

stää´ll steel

suâibbad (syn. sueibbad) to rock; to swing

suâibbamstuu´l rocking chair

suei´nn hay

suei´nnmään July

sue´vet Saturday

sukkâr (syn. säähhar) sugar (Finn. sokeri)

suõrmâs ring

suõrmm finger

suõvv smoke

suu his; hers (< son)

suutk day, calendar day (the whole 24-hour period)

Såff Sophia, Sofia

så´ff sofa; couch; divan (Russ. софа)

sä´ltt salt

sä´lttai salty

sä´ppli mouse

särnnad to speak, to talk

sätkk harbour, port

säu´nn sauna

säähhar (syn. sukkâr) sugar (Russ. сахар)

sääldat soldier (Russ. солдат)

sää´nn word

šâ´ldd floor

šellj courtyard, yard

škaapp cabinet; cupboard; closet (Russ. шкаф)

škooul school (Russ. школа)

taa here

ta´nni this year

tanccâmkåå´lez bicycle

teâttmašina computer

teimma last year

teä´dd weight

teärmmazjohss rainbow

toll fire

tolltuõddâr volcano

truuba (syn. reä'ppen) chimney (Russ. труба)

truubšeǩ chimneysweep (Russ. трубошист)

tun you (2.sg.)

tuu your; yours (2.sg. < tun)

tä´bbe today

tä'lvv winter

tälvva in the winter, in winter

tä´lvvmään February

tä'st here

tääi'b (syn. tääi'ben) here

tääi'ben (syn. tääi'b) here

tää'l (syn. åå'n, ââ'n) now

u´cc small

u´ccbõššán less

Uccjokk Utsjoki

u´čtee´l teacher (Russ. учитель)

uhss door

uu´lec street (Russ. улица)

va´stteed (syn. vä´stteed) to answer

velkk fork

ve'rrddeed to compare

viiđad fifth

viskkâd yellow

vitt five

vue´rbešn ring finger

vue´ssmään May

vuõssarg Monday

vuõssâmõs first (adj.)

vu'vrrmmään (syn. skamm´mään) November

vuä´ǯǯ meat

vä´stteed (syn. va´stteed) to answer

zâ´veâz curtain; canopy (for a bed) (Russ. завеса)

zää´vesǩ curtain, drape (for windows) (Russ. занавеска)

ålggan outside

åålǥas to outside

åå'n (syn. tää'l, ââ'n) now

ååucad ninth

ååu´c nine

äi´tt storehouse, outbuilding

ä´jj grandfather

äkk grandmother