rátnu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(k)rānō.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈraːtnuː/

Noun

rátnu

  1. rug, carpet

Inflection

Even u-stem, tn-n gradation
Nominative rátnu
Genitive ránu
ránọ
Singular Plural
Nominative rátnu ránut
Accusative ránu ránūid
Genitive ránu
ránọ 		ránūid
Illative rátnui ránūide
Locative ránus ránūin
Comitative ránūin ránūiguin
Essive rátnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person rátnon rátnome rátnomet
2nd person rátnot rátnode rátnodet
3rd person rátnus rátnuska rátnuset

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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