nuortu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

nuortu

  1. north wind

Inflection

Even u-stem, rt-rtt gradation
Nominative nuortu
Genitive nuorttu
nuorttọ
Singular Plural
Nominative nuortu nuorttut
Accusative nuorttu nuorttūid
Genitive nuorttu
nuorttọ 		nuorttūid
Illative nūrtui nuorttūide
Locative nuorttus nuorttūin
Comitative nuorttūin nuorttūiguin
Essive nuortun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person nūrton nūrtome nūrtomet
2nd person nūrtot nūrtode nūrtodet
3rd person nuortus nuortuska nuortuset

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
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