máddi

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *māntē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

máddi

  1. south
    Synonym: lulli

Inflection

Even i-stem, dd-tt gradation
Nominative máddi
Genitive mátti
máttẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative máddi máttit
Accusative mátti máttiid
Genitive mátti
máttẹ
máttiid
Illative máddái máttiide
Locative máttis máttiin
Comitative máttiin máttiiguin
Essive máddin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máddán máddáme máddámet
2nd person máddát máddáde máddádet
3rd person máddis máddiska máddiset

Derived terms

See also

  • (compass points)
davveoarji
davveviesttar
oarjedavvi
davvi davvenuorta
nuortadavvi
oarji
viesttar
nuorta
máttaoarji
máttaviesttar
oarjelulli
lulli
máddi
máttanuorta
nuortalulli


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