bierdna

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *piernë, ultimately from Old Norse bjǫrn.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bierdna

  1. bear
    Synonym: guovža

Inflection

Even a-stem, rdn-rtn gradation
Nominative bierdna
Genitive biertna
Singular Plural
Nominative bierdna biertnat
Accusative biertna biertnaid
Genitive biertna biertnaid
Illative bīrdnii biertnaide
Locative biertnas biertnain
Comitative biertnain biertnaiguin
Essive bierdnan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bierdnan bierdname bierdnamet
2nd person bierdnat bierdnade bierdnadet
3rd person bierdnas bierdnaska bierdnaset

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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