vuorru

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuorō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vuorru

  1. turn, round (in sequence)
  2. shift (at work)
  3. order

Inflection

Even u-stem, rr-r gradation
Nominative vuorru
Genitive vuoru
vuorọ
Singular Plural
Nominative vuorru vuorut
Accusative vuoru vuorūid
Genitive vuoru
vuorọ
vuorūid
Illative vūrrui vuorūide
Locative vuorus vuorūin
Comitative vuorūin vuorūiguin
Essive vuorrun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vūrron vūrrome vūrromet
2nd person vūrrot vūrrode vūrrodet
3rd person vuorrus vuorruska vuorruset

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