kiärun

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Inari Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Northern Sami gīron, Skolt Sami ǩeâram.

Noun

kiärun

  1. ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus.

Inflection

Odd inflection
singular plural
Nominative kiärun kiäruneh
Accusative kiärrun kiärunijd
Genitive kiärrun kiärunij
Illative kiärunân kiärunáid
Locative kiärunist kiärunijn
Comitative kiärunáin kiärunijguin
Abessive kiärrunttáá kiärunijttáá
Essive kiärunin
Partitive kiärunid

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
  • kiärun in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje, Tromsø: UiT