njalla

See also: njálla

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńëlë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈɲalla/

Noun

njalla

1. granary, storehouse

Declension

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	njalla
Genitive	njala
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	njalla	njalat
Accusative	njala	njalaid
Genitive	njala	njalaid
Illative	njallii	njalaide
Locative	njalas	njalain
Comitative	njalain	njalaiguin
Essive	njallan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person njallan njallame njallamet 2nd person njallat njallade njalladet 3rd person njallas njallaska njallaset

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

Swedish

A traditional njalla.

Etymology

Borrowed from Northern Sami njalla, from Proto-Samic *ńëlë. Compare Finnish niliaitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²njala/, /ˈnjala/
• Rhymes: -²ala, -ala

Noun

njalla c

1. a traditional type of storage hut or cache built on top of a long stump of a tree or pole in order to prevent animals of getting hold of the contents (typically food or other perishables).

Declension

Declension of njalla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	njalla	njallas
	definite	njallan	njallans
plural	indefinite	njallor	njallors
	definite	njallorna	njallornas