bállu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pāllō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bálˈlu

  1. testicle, ball

Inflection

Even u-stem, lˈl-ll gradation
Nominative bálˈlu
Genitive bállu
bállọ
Singular Plural
Nominative bálˈlu bállut
Accusative bállu bállūid
Genitive bállu
bállọ 		bállūid
Illative bálˈlui bállūide
Locative bállus bállūin
Comitative bállūin bállūiguin
Essive bálˈlun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bálˈlon bálˈlome bálˈlomet
2nd person bálˈlot bálˈlode bálˈlodet
3rd person bálˈlus bálˈluska bálˈluset

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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