Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Compound of miessi (reindeer calf) +‎ mánnu (month).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

miessẹmánnu

  1. May
  2. (traditionally) May and early June

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative miessẹmánnu
Genitive miessẹmánu
miessẹmánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative miessẹmánnu miessẹmánut
Accusative miessẹmánu miessẹmánūid
Genitive miessẹmánu
miessẹmánọ
miessẹmánūid
Illative miessẹmánnui miessẹmánūide
Locative miessẹmánus miessẹmánūin
Comitative miessẹmánūin miessẹmánūiguin
Essive miessẹmánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person miessẹmánnon miessẹmánnome miessẹmánnomet
2nd person miessẹmánnot miessẹmánnode miessẹmánnodet
3rd person miessẹmánnus miessẹmánnuska miessẹmánnuset

See also edit