jienâ

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See also: jiena, jieŋâ, and jiēnà

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jienë.

Noun

jieṇâ

  1. voice
  2. sound

Inflection

Even â-stem, -n gradation
Nominative jieṇâ
Genitive jienâ
Singular Plural
Nominative jieṇâ jienah
Accusative jienâ jienâid
Genitive jienâ jieˈnâi
jienâi
Illative jieṇân jienáid
Locative jienâst jienâin
Comitative jienáin jieˈnâiguin
Abessive jieˈnâttáá jieˈnâittáá
Essive jiennân
Partitive jiennâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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