Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *linnō.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlidːnuː/

Noun

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lidnu

  1. Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo.

Inflection

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Even u-stem, no gradation
Nominative lidnu
Genitive lidnu
lidnọ
Singular Plural
Nominative lidnu lidnut
Accusative lidnu lidnūid
Genitive lidnu
lidnọ
lidnūid
Illative lidnui lidnūide
Locative lidnus lidnūin
Comitative lidnūin lidnūiguin
Essive lidnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lidnon lidnome lidnomet
2nd person lidnot lidnode lidnodet
3rd person lidnus lidnuska lidnuset

Further reading

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  • 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