hobju

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hopëda, possibly an early borrowing from Germanic.

Related to Southern Sami suepies. Cognates include Finnish hopie and Estonian hõbe.

Pronunciation

Noun

hobju

  1. silver

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 59
  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “hopie”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
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