gurtte

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kurttē.

Noun

gurtte

  1. red-throated diver, Gavia stellata

Inflection

Even e-stem, rtt-rt gradation
Nominative gurtte
Genitive gurte
Singular Plural
Nominative gurtte gurte
Accusative gurtev gurtijt
Genitive gurte gurtij
Illative gurttáj gurtijda
Inessive gurten gurtijn
Elative gurtes gurtijs
Comitative gurtijn gurtij
Abessive gurtedagá
gurtedagi
gurtijdagá
gurtijdagi
Essive gurtten
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gurttám gurttáma gurttáma
2nd person gurttát gurttáda gurttáda
3rd person gurttes gurtteska gurttesa

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