rotnu

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ronō.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈrotnuː/

Noun

rotnu

  1. barren, sterile reindeer doe

Inflection

Even u-stem, tn-n gradation
Nominative rotnu
Genitive ronu
ronọ
Singular Plural
Nominative rotnu ronut
Accusative ronu ronūid
Genitive ronu
ronọ 		ronūid
Illative rotnui ronūide
Locative ronus ronūin
Comitative ronūin ronūiguin
Essive rotnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person rotnon rotnome rotnomet
2nd person rotnot rotnode rotnodet
3rd person rotnus rotnuska rotnuset

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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