ло̄ссэ
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *losē. Cognates include Northern Sami lossat and Inari Sami lussâd.
Adjective
ло̄ссэ (lōsse) (predicative of ло̄ссесь)
- heavy, massive hard
Further reading
- N. E. Afanasjeva; R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985), “164”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)], Русский язык
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland