áldu

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See also: aldu

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *āltō.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːlːtuː/

Noun

áldu

  1. reindeer doe

Inflection

Even u-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative áldu
Genitive álddu
álddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative áldu álddut
Accusative álddu álddūid
Genitive álddu
álddọ 		álddūid
Illative áldui álddūide
Locative álddus álddūin
Comitative álddūin álddūiguin
Essive áldun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áldon áldome áldomet
2nd person áldot áldode áldodet
3rd person áldus álduska álduset

Further reading

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