siidu

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Noun

siidu

  1. side (of something)
  2. flank
  3. page (of paper)

Inflection
Even u-stem, id-idd gradation
Nominative siidu
Genitive siiddu
siiddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative siidu siiddut
Accusative siiddu siiddūid
Genitive siiddu
siiddọ		 siiddūid
Illative siidui siiddūide
Locative siiddus siiddūin
Comitative siiddūin siiddūiguin
Essive siidun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person siidon siidome siidomet
2nd person siidot siidode siidodet
3rd person siidus siiduska siiduset

Derived terms

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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