eamit

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

eamit

1. wife

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	eamit
Genitive	eamida
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eamit	eamidat
Accusative	eamida	eamidiid
Genitive	eamida	eamidiid
Illative	eamidii	eamidiidda
Locative	eamidis	eamidiin
Comitative	eamidiin	eamidiiguin
Essive	eamidin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person eamidan eamideamẹ eamideamẹt 2nd person eamidat eamideattẹ eamideattẹt 3rd person eamidis eamideaskkạ eamideasẹt

Further reading

• 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