muoŧŧá

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *mōθē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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muoŧŧá

  1. maternal aunt younger than one's mother; mother's younger sister

Inflection

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Even á-stem, ŧŧ-ŧ gradation
Nominative muoŧŧá
Genitive muoŧá
Singular Plural
Nominative muoŧŧá muoŧát
Accusative muoŧá muoŧáid
Genitive muoŧá muoŧáid
Illative muoŧŧái muoŧáide
Locative muoŧás muoŧáin
Comitative muoŧáin muoŧáiguin
Essive muoŧŧán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person muoŧŧán muoŧŧáme muoŧŧámet
2nd person muoŧŧát muoŧŧáde muoŧŧádet
3rd person muoŧŧás muoŧŧáska muoŧŧáset

Further reading

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  • 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