Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ëδëm.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaða/

Noun edit

ađa

  1. bone marrow

Inflection edit

Odd, đđ-đ gradation
Nominative ađa
Genitive ađđama
Singular Plural
Nominative ađa ađđamat
Accusative ađđama ađđamiid
Genitive ađđama ađđamiid
Illative ađđamii ađđamiidda
Locative ađđamis ađđamiin
Comitative ađđamiin ađđamiiguin
Essive ađan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ađđaman ađđameamẹ ađđameamẹt
2nd person ađđamat ađđameattẹ ađđameattẹt
3rd person ađđamis ađđameaskkạ ađđameasẹt

Derived terms 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