njuoršu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńuodšō Related to Inari Sami njuáržu. Perhaps a substrate word [1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

njuoršu

  1. campfire, open fire

Inflection

Even u-stem, -ršš gradation
Nominative njuoršu
Genitive njuorššu
njuorššọ
Singular Plural
Nominative njuoršu njuorššut
Accusative njuorššu njuorššūid
Genitive njuorššu
njuorššọ
njuorššūid
Illative njūršui njuorššūide
Locative njuorššus njuorššūin
Comitative njuorššūin njuorššūiguin
Essive njuoršun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person njūršon njūršome njūršomet
2nd person njūršot njūršode njūršodet
3rd person njuoršus njuoršuska njuoršuset

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

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2012. "An essay on Saami ethnolinguistic prehistory."