áddjá

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Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ājjā.

Noun

áddjá

  1. grandfather
  2. old man

Inflection

Even á-stem, ddj-dj gradation
Nominative áddjá
Genitive ádjá
Singular Plural
Nominative áddjá ádjá
Accusative ádjáv ádjájt
Genitive ádjá ádjáj
Illative áddjáj ádjájda
Inessive ádján ádjájn
Elative ádjás ádjájs
Comitative ádjájn ádjáj
Abessive ádjádagá
ádjádagi 		ádjájdagá
ádjájdagi
Essive áddján
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áddjám áddjáma áddjáma
2nd person áddját áddjáda áddjáda
3rd person áddjás áddjáska áddjása

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

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ājjā.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːɟːɟaː/

Noun

áddjá

  1. grandfather

Inflection

Even á-stem, ddj-dj gradation
Nominative áddjá
Genitive ádjá
Singular Plural
Nominative áddjá ádját
Accusative ádjá ádjáid
Genitive ádjá ádjáid
Illative áddjái ádjáide
Locative ádjás ádjáin
Comitative ádjáin ádjáiguin
Essive áddján
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person áddján áddjáme áddjámet
2nd person áddját áddjáde áddjádet
3rd person áddjás áddjáska áddjáset

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ājjā.

Noun

áddjá

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Inflection

Even á-stem, ddj-dj gradation
Nominative áddjá
Genitive ádjá
Singular Plural
Nominative áddjá ádjá
Accusative ádjáv ádjájt
Genitive ádjá ádjáj
Illative áddjáj ádjájda
Inessive ádján ádjájn
Elative ádjást
ádjás 		ádjájst
ádjájs
Comitative ádjájn ádjáj
Essive áddján

Alternative forms

Further reading

  • áddjá in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
  • 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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