headju

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish häijy.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhea̯ɟɟuː/

Adjective

headju (comparative heajut, superlative heajumus)

1. weak, frail
2. poor, pitiful

Inflection

Even u-stem, dj-j gradation
Attributive	heajọs
Nominative	headju
Genitive	heaju
Attributive	heajọs
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	headju	heajut
Accusative	heaju	heajūid
Genitive	heaju	heajūid
Illative	hēdjui	heajūide
Locative	heajus	heajūin
Comitative	heajūin	heajūiguin
Essive	headjun

Derived terms

• hēdjonit

Further reading

• 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