fidnu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Noun

fidnu

  1. profession, occupation
  2. enterprise

Inflection
Even u-stem, dn-tn gradation
Nominative fidnu
Genitive fitnu
fitnọ
Singular Plural
Nominative fidnu fitnut
Accusative fitnu fitnūid
Genitive fitnu
fitnọ		 fitnūid
Illative fidnui fitnūide
Locative fitnus fitnūin
Comitative fitnūin fitnūiguin
Essive fidnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fidnon fidnome fidnomet
2nd person fidnot fidnode fidnodet
3rd person fidnus fidnuska fidnuset

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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