deatnu

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

deatnu

  1. large river

Inflection[edit]

Even u-stem, tn-n gradation
Nominative deatnu
Genitive deanu
deanọ
Singular Plural
Nominative deatnu deanut
Accusative deanu deanūid
Genitive deanu
deanọ
deanūid
Illative dētnui deanūide
Locative deanus deanūin
Comitative deanūin deanūiguin
Essive deatnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dētnon dētnome dētnomet
2nd person dētnot dētnode dētnodet
3rd person deatnus deatnuska deatnuset

Derived terms[edit]

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