eallju

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ealjō.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈea̯ʎːʎuː/

Noun

eallju

  1. dedication
  2. zeal

Inflection
Even u-stem, llj-lj gradation
Nominative eallju
Genitive ealju
ealjọ
Singular Plural
Nominative eallju ealjut
Accusative ealju ealjūid
Genitive ealju
ealjọ		 ealjūid
Illative ēlljui ealjūide
Locative ealjus ealjūin
Comitative ealjūin ealjūiguin
Essive ealljun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ēlljon ēlljome ēlljomet
2nd person ēlljot ēlljode ēlljodet
3rd person ealljus ealljuska ealljuset

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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