Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *tinnō.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtidːnuː/

Noun edit

didnu

  1. flint

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, dn-tn gradation
Nominative didnu
Genitive ditnu
ditnọ
Singular Plural
Nominative didnu ditnut
Accusative ditnu ditnūid
Genitive ditnu
ditnọ
ditnūid
Illative didnui ditnūide
Locative ditnus ditnūin
Comitative ditnūin ditnūiguin
Essive didnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person didnon didnome didnomet
2nd person didnot didnode didnodet
3rd person didnus didnuska didnuset

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