duottar

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Lule Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *tuontër.

Noun[edit]

duottar

  1. treeless mountain plateau, tundra

Inflection[edit]

Odd, dd-tt gradation
Nominative duottar
Genitive duoddara
Singular Plural
Nominative duottar duoddara
Accusative duoddarav duoddarijt
Genitive duoddara duoddarij
Illative duoddarij duoddarijda
Inessive duoddarin duoddarijn
Elative duoddaris duoddarijs
Comitative duoddarijn duoddarij
Abessive duoddaradagá
duoddaradagi
duoddarijdagá
duoddarijdagi
Essive duottan
duoddarin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person duoddarim
duoddaram
duoddarimme duoddarimme
2nd person duoddarit
duoddarat
duoddarihtte duoddarihtte
3rd person duoddaris duoddariska duoddarisá

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

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *tuontër.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

duottar

  1. fell (mountain)
  2. tundra, mountain tract

Inflection[edit]

Odd, dd-tt gradation
Nominative duottar
Genitive duoddara
Singular Plural
Nominative duottar duoddarat
Accusative duoddara duoddariid
Genitive duoddara duoddariid
Illative duoddarii duoddariidda
Locative duoddaris duoddariin
Comitative duoddariin duoddariiguin
Essive duottarin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person duoddaran duoddareamẹ duoddareamẹt
2nd person duoddarat duoddareattẹ duoddareattẹt
3rd person duoddaris duoddareaskkạ duoddareasẹt

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland