bivnnut

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpivnnuːh(t)/

Adjective

bivnnut (comparative bivnnuhit, superlative bivnnuheamos)

1. popular, well-liked, charming

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	bivnnuhis bivnnut
Nominative	bivnnut
Genitive	bivnnuha
Attributive	bivnnuhis bivnnut
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bivnnut	bivnnuhat
Accusative	bivnnuha	bivnnuhiid
Genitive	bivnnuha	bivnnuhiid
Illative	bivnnuhii	bivnnuhiidda
Locative	bivnnuhis	bivnnuhiin
Comitative	bivnnuhiin	bivnnuhiiguin
Essive	bivnnuhin

Derived terms

• bivnnuheapmẹ

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland