toardna

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

toardna

  1. tower
  2. (chess) rook

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, rdn-rtn gradation
Nominative toardna
Genitive toartna
Singular Plural
Nominative toardna toartnat
Accusative toartna toartnaid
Genitive toartna toartnaid
Illative tōrdnii toartnaide
Locative toartnas toartnain
Comitative toartnain toartnaiguin
Essive toardnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person toardnan toardname toardnamet
2nd person toardnat toardnade toardnadet
3rd person toardnas toardnaska toardnaset

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Northern Sami · [Term?] (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
gonagas dronnet toardna viehkki heasta boanda

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