oalli

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *oalē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoɑ̯lliː/

Noun

oalli

  1. thalweg

Inflection

Even i-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative oalli
Genitive oali
oalẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative oalli oalit
Accusative oali ōliid
Genitive oali
oalẹ
ōliid
Illative oallái ōliide
Locative oalis ōliin
Comitative ōliin ōliiguin
Essive oallin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person oallán oalláme oallámet
2nd person oallát oalláde oalládet
3rd person oallis oalliska oalliset

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