ка̄герь

Kildin Sami

Ла̄ммпас ка̄герь.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kākēr(ē). Compare Northern Sami gágir and Skolt Sami kääʹer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːɡʲerʲ/

Noun

ка̄герь (kāgjer’)

1. excrement, dropping (of reindeer or sheep)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• чалльмка̄герь (čall’mkāgjer’)

Further reading

• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ка̄герь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[1], Русский язык, page 94
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kā͕γ͕er̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'kā͕γ͕er̜'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 79