soddjil

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *sojëjēlē. Equivalent to sodjat +‎ -il.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsoɟːɟiːl/

Adjective[edit]

soddjil (comparative soddjilit, superlative soddjileamos)

  1. bendable, flexible

Inflection[edit]

Odd, no gradation
Attributive soddjilis
Nominative soddjil
Genitive soddjila
Attributive soddjilis
Singular Plural
Nominative soddjil soddjilat
Accusative soddjila soddjiliid
Genitive soddjila soddjiliid
Illative soddjilii soddjiliidda
Locative soddjilis soddjiliin
Comitative soddjiliin soddjiliiguin
Essive soddjilin

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