luondu

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish luonto.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈluo̯nːtuː/

Noun

luondu

1. nature (the natural world)
2. environment
3. nature, characteristics
4. character, personality, temperament

Inflection

Even u-stem, nd-ndd gradation
Nominative	luondu
Genitive	luonddu luonddọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	luondu	luonddut
Accusative	luonddu	luonddūid
Genitive	luonddu luonddọ	luonddūid
Illative	lūndui	luonddūide
Locative	luonddus	luonddūin
Comitative	luonddūin	luonddūiguin
Essive	luondun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lūndon lūndome lūndomet 2nd person lūndot lūndode lūndodet 3rd person luondus luonduska luonduset

Derived terms

• lūnddolaš
• luonddudáhpáhus

Further reading

• 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