njalla

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See also: njálla

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *ńëlë.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲalla/

Noun[edit]

njalla

  1. granary, storehouse

Declension[edit]

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative njalla
Genitive njala
Singular Plural
Nominative njalla njalat
Accusative njala njalaid
Genitive njala njalaid
Illative njallii njalaide
Locative njalas njalain
Comitative njalain njalaiguin
Essive njallan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person njallan njallame njallamet
2nd person njallat njallade njalladet
3rd person njallas njallaska njallaset

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Swedish[edit]

A traditional njalla.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Northern Sami njalla, from Proto-Samic *ńëlë. Compare Finnish niliaitta.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

njalla c

  1. a traditional type of storage hut or cache built on top of a long stump of a tree or pole in order to prevent animals of getting hold of the contents (typically food or other perishables).

Declension[edit]

Declension of njalla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative njalla njallan njallor njallorna
Genitive njallas njallans njallors njallornas