suovdnji

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *suovńē.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

suovdnji

  1. pit, depression (in land or snow)

Inflection[edit]

Even i-stem, vdnj-vnnj gradation
Nominative suovdnji
Genitive suovnnji
suovnnjẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative suovdnji suovnnjit
Accusative suovnnji sūvnnjiid
Genitive suovnnji
suovnnjẹ 		sūvnnjiid
Illative suovdnjái sūvnnjiide
Locative suovnnjis sūvnnjiin
Comitative sūvnnjiin sūvnnjiiguin
Essive suovdnjin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person suovdnján suovdnjáme suovdnjámet
2nd person suovdnját suovdnjáde suovdnjádet
3rd person suovdnjis suovdnjiska suovdnjiset

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
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