nioba

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Norwegian niob.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

niōba

  1. niobium

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative niōba
Genitive niōba
Singular Plural
Nominative niōba niōbat
Accusative niōba niōbaid
Genitive niōba niōbaid
Illative niōbii niōbaide
Locative niōbas niōbain
Comitative niōbain niōbaiguin
Essive niōban
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person niōban niōbame niōbamet
2nd person niōbat niōbade niōbadet
3rd person niōbas niōbaska niōbaset

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