äirr

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Skolt Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ājrō.

Noun

äirr

  1. oar

Inflection

Even a-stem, irr-ir gradation
Nominative äirr
Genitive ääir
Singular Plural
Nominative äirr ääir
Accusative ääir ääiraid
Genitive ääir ääirai
Illative airru ääiraid
Locative ääirast ääirain
Comitative ääirain ääiraivuiʹm
Abessive ääirtää ääiraitää
Essive äirran
Partitive äirrad
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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