Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From čakča (autumn, fall) +‎ mánnu (month).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃakːt͡ʃaˌmaːnnuː/

Noun edit

čakčamánnu

  1. September
  2. (traditionally) September and October

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative čakčamánnu
Genitive čakčamánu
čakčamánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative čakčamánnu čakčamánut
Accusative čakčamánu čakčamánūid
Genitive čakčamánu
čakčamánọ
čakčamánūid
Illative čakčamánnui čakčamánūide
Locative čakčamánus čakčamánūin
Comitative čakčamánūin čakčamánūiguin
Essive čakčamánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čakčamánnon čakčamánnome čakčamánnomet
2nd person čakčamánnot čakčamánnode čakčamánnodet
3rd person čakčamánnus čakčamánnuska čakčamánnuset

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland