máinnas

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Samic *mājnës.

Noun

máinnas

  1. an adventure
  2. fairy tale (a folktale)
Inflection
Odd, idn-inn gradation
Nominative máinnas
Genitive máidnasa
Singular Plural
Nominative máinnas máidnasat
Accusative máidnasa máidnasiid
Genitive máidnasa máidnasiid
Illative máidnasii máidnasiidda
Locative máidnasis máidnasiin
Comitative máidnasiin máidnasiiguin
Essive máinnasin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máidnasan máidnaseamẹ máidnaseamẹt
2nd person máidnasat máidnaseattẹ máidnaseattẹt
3rd person máidnasis máidnaseaskkạ máidnaseasẹt
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

máinnas

  1. inflection of máinnastit:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. imperative connegative