máátu

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Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mātō.

Noun

máátu

  1. worm

Inflection

Inflection of máátu
singular plural
Nominative máttu máttuh
Accusative máátu máttuid
Genitive máátu mátui
Illative máátun máttoid
Locative máátust máátuin
Comitative máttoin mátuiguin
Abessive mátuttáá mátuittáá
Essive máttun
Partitive máttud

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